Jeremiah 1:1-10 - Yahweh Appoints Jeremiah As A Prophet To The Nations
1 The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, - of the priests who were in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin: 2 unto whom came the word of Yahweh, in the days of Josiah son of Amen king of Judah, - in the thirteenth year of his reign; 3 it came also in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, - as far as the carrying away of Jerusalem captive, in the fifth month.
4 So then, the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying:
5 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.
6 Then said I - Ah! My Lord Yahweh! Lo! I know not how to speak, - For a child, am I!
7 Then said Yahweh unto me, Do not say, A child, am, I, - For against whomsoever I send thee, shalt thou go, And whatsoever I command thee, shalt thou speak: 8 Be not afraid of their faces, For with thee, am I, to deliver thee Declareth Yahweh.
9 Then Yahweh put forth his hand, and touched my mouth, - and Yahweh said unto me, Lo! I have put my words in thy mouth. 10 See! I have set thee in charge this day, over the nations and over the kingdoms, To uproot and to break down, and to destroy and to tear in pieces, - To build and to plant.