Thematic Bible
Jeremiah 1:1 (show verse)
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
Jeremiah 1:2 (show verse)
To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
Jeremiah 1:3 (show verse)
It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
Jeremiah 1:4 (show verse)
Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Jeremiah 1:5 (show verse)
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.
Jeremiah 1:6 (show verse)
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
Jeremiah 1:7 (show verse)
But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for you shall go to all that I shall send you, and whatsoever I command you you shall speak.
Jeremiah 1:8 (show verse)
Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD.
Jeremiah 1:9 (show verse)
Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.
Jeremiah 1:10 (show verse)
See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
Jeremiah 1:11 (show verse)
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what see you? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
Jeremiah 1:12 (show verse)
Then said the LORD unto me, You have well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
Jeremiah 1:13 (show verse)
And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What see you? And I said, I see a boiling pot; and it is facing away from the north.
Jeremiah 1:14 (show verse)
Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
Jeremiah 1:15 (show verse)
For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, says the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set everyone his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its walls round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
Jeremiah 1:16 (show verse)
And I will utter my judgments against them concerning all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands.
Jeremiah 1:17 (show verse)
You therefore prepare yourself, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command you: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound you before them.
Jeremiah 1:18 (show verse)
For, behold, I have made you this day a fenced city, and an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land.
Jeremiah 1:19 (show verse)
And they shall fight against you; but they shall not prevail against you; for I am with you, says the LORD, to deliver you.