Verse 5

Jeremiah 1:5

GOD'S WORD Translation

5 “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

Original Language Text

hebrew

בְּ/טֶ֨רֶם אצור/ך אֶצָּרְ/ךָ֤ בַ/בֶּ֨טֶן֙ יְדַעְתִּ֔י/ךָ וּ/בְ/טֶ֛רֶם תֵּצֵ֥א מֵ/רֶ֖חֶם הִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֑י/ךָ נָבִ֥יא לַ/גּוֹיִ֖ם נְתַתִּֽי/ךָ

English Translation

Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, and before you came out of the womb, I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.

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Chapter 1 Context

1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Ben... Focus ↗

2 Yahweh’s word came to him in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth ye... Focus ↗

3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the end of the eleventh y... Focus ↗

4 Now Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, Focus ↗

5 “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I sanctified you. I have appoint...

6 Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I don’t know how to speak; for I am a child.” Focus ↗

7 But Yahweh said to me, “Don’t say, ‘I am a child;’ for you must go to whomever I send you, and you m... Focus ↗

8 Don’t be afraid because of them, for I am with you to rescue you,” says Yahweh. Focus ↗

9 Then Yahweh stretched out his hand, and touched my mouth. Then Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have pu... Focus ↗

10 Behold, I have today set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to uproot and to tear down, to... Focus ↗

11 Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” I said, “I see a branch of a... Focus ↗

12 Then Yahweh said to me, “You have seen well; for I watch over my word to perform it.” Focus ↗

13 Yahweh’s word came to me the second time, saying, “What do you see?” I said, “I see a boiling cauldr... Focus ↗

14 Then Yahweh said to me, “Out of the north, evil will break out on all the inhabitants of the land. Focus ↗

15 For, behold, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north,” says Yahweh. “They will com... Focus ↗

16 I will utter my judgments against them concerning all their wickedness, in that they have forsaken m... Focus ↗

17 “You therefore put your belt on your waist, arise, and say to them all that I command you. Don’t be... Focus ↗

18 For, behold, I have made you today a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls, against the w... Focus ↗

19 They will fight against you, but they will not prevail against you; for I am with you”, says Yahweh,... Focus ↗

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