Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Before I shall form thee in the belly, I knew thee; and before thou shalt go forth from the womb I consecrated thee; I gave thee a prophet to the nations.

New American Standard Bible

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
And before you were born I consecrated you;
I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

King James Version

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

Holman Bible

I chose you before I formed you in the womb;
I set you apart before you were born.
I appointed you a prophet to the nations.

International Standard Version

"I knew you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart for me before you were born; I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations."

A Conservative Version

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou came forth out of the womb I sanctified thee. I have appointed thee a prophet to the nations.

American Standard Version

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.

Amplified


“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you [and approved of you as My chosen instrument],
And before you were born I consecrated you [to Myself as My own];
I have appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

Bible in Basic English

Before you were formed in the body of your mother I had knowledge of you, and before your birth I made you holy; I have given you the work of being a prophet to the nations.

Darby Translation

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I hallowed thee, I appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.

King James 2000

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; and before you came forth out of the womb I sanctified you, and I ordained you a prophet unto the nations.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you came out from [the] womb I consecrated you; I appointed you [as] a prophet to the nations."

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Before I fashioned thee in thy mother's womb, I did know thee: And before thou wast born, I sanctified thee and ordained thee, to be a Prophet unto the people."

NET Bible

"Before I formed you in your mother's womb I chose you. Before you were born I set you apart. I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations."

New Heart English Bible

"Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you. Before you came forth out of the womb, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations."

The Emphasized Bible

Before I formed thee at thy birth, I took knowledge of thee, And before thy nativity, I hallowed thee, - A prophet to the nations, I appointed thee.

Webster

Before I formed thee in embryo I knew thee; and before thou wast born I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet to the nations.

World English Bible

"Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you. Before you came forth out of the womb, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations."

Youngs Literal Translation

'Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
טרם 
Terem 
Usage: 55

I formed
יצר 
Yatsar 
Usage: 62

thee in the belly
בּטן 
Beten 
Usage: 72

thee and before thou camest forth
יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

out of the womb
רחם 
Rechem 
Usage: 26

קדשׁ 
Qadash 
Usage: 171

thee, and I ordained
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

נביא 
Nabiy' 
Usage: 315

References

Images Jeremiah 1:5

Context Readings

The Call Of Jeremiah

4 And the word of Jehovah will be to me, saying, 5 Before I shall form thee in the belly, I knew thee; and before thou shalt go forth from the womb I consecrated thee; I gave thee a prophet to the nations. 6 And saying, Ah, Lord Jehovah, behold I knew not to speak: for I a boy.

Cross References

Isaiah 49:1

Hear to me, ye islands, and attend ye people from far off; Jehovah called me from the belly; from my mother's bowels he made mention of my name.

Psalm 71:5-6

For thou my hope, O Lord Jehovah: my trust from my youth.

Psalm 139:16

Thine eyes saw my substance unformed; and upon thy book all of them shall be written; the days they were formed, and not one in them.

Isaiah 49:5

And now, said Jehovah, forming me from the belly for servant to him to turn back Jacob to him, And Israel shall not be gathered, and I shall be honored in the eyes of Jehovah, and God was my strength.

Jeremiah 25:15-26

For thus said Jehovah God of Israel to me: Take the cup of wine of this wrath from my hand, and cause all the nations which I sent thee to them to drink it

Luke 1:15

For he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and fermented liquor he should not drink; and with the Holy Spirit shall he be filled, even from his mother's womb.

Luke 1:41

And it was when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit:

Romans 8:29

For whom he before knew, he also before determined of the form of the image of his Son, for him to be first born in many brethren.

Exodus 33:12

And Moses will say to Jehovah, See, thou sayest to me, Bring up this people: and thou madest not known to me whom thou wilt send with me. And thou saidst, I knew thee by name, and also thou didst find favor in mine eyes.

Exodus 33:17

And Jehovah will say to Moses, Also this word which thou spakest, I will do: for thou didst find grace in mine eyes and I shall know thee by name.

Isaiah 44:2

Thus said Jehovah making thee, and forming thee from the belly, he will help thee; Thou shalt not be afraid, my servant Jacob, and Jeshurun whom I chose.

Jeremiah 1:10

See, I appointed thee this day over the nations and over the kingdoms to pluck up and to tear down, and to destroy, and to overthrow, to build and to plant

Jeremiah 50:34

He redeeming them is strong; Jehovah of armies, his name: pleading, he will plead their cause, so that he caused the land to rest, and caused disquiet to the inhabitants of Babel.

Luke 1:76

And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

Romans 1:1

Paul, servant of Jesus Christ, called sent, separated to the good news of God,

Galatians 1:15-16

And when God was contented, having separated me from my mother's womb, and having called me, by his grace,

Ephesians 1:22

And placed all things under his, feet, and gave him head over all things to the church,

Ephesians 4:11-12

And truly he gave the sent; and the prophets; and the bearers of good tidings; and the shepherds, and the teachers;

2 Timothy 2:19-21

Truly the firm foundation of God has stood, having this seal, The Lord knows them being his. And, Let every one naming the name of Christ remove from iniquity.

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