Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And
I have
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 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.
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.
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.'
Themes
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Prayers for Jeremiah 1:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Call Of Jeremiah
4
Now the word of the Lord came to me saying,
5
And
I have
Behold, I do not know how to speak,
Because
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 49:1
And pay attention, you peoples from afar.
From the
Psalm 71:5-6
O Lord
Psalm 139:16
And in
The
When as yet there was not one of them.
Isaiah 49:5
To bring Jacob back to Him, so that
(For I am
And My God is My
Jeremiah 25:15-26
For thus the Lord, the God of Israel, says to me, “Take this
Luke 1:15
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will
Luke 1:41
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was
Romans 8:29
For those whom He
Exodus 33:12
Then Moses said to the Lord, “See, You say to me, ‘
Exodus 33:17
The Lord said to Moses, “I will also do this thing of which you have spoken;
Isaiah 44:2
And
‘
And you
Jeremiah 1:10
To destroy and to overthrow,
Jeremiah 50:34
He will vigorously
So that He may
But turmoil to the inhabitants of Babylon.
Luke 1:76
For you will go on
Romans 1:1
Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus,
Galatians 1:15-16
But when God, who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and
Ephesians 1:22
And He
Ephesians 4:11-12
And He
2 Timothy 2:19-21
Nevertheless, the