Thematic Bible
Jeremiah 1:1 (show verse)
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,
Jeremiah 1:2 (show verse)
to whom the Word of Jehovah 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 also came in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the exiling of Jerusalem in the fifth month.
Jeremiah 1:4 (show verse)
And it happened, the Word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
Jeremiah 1:5 (show verse)
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.
Jeremiah 1:6 (show verse)
Then I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! Behold, I do not know to speak; for I am a boy.
Jeremiah 1:7 (show verse)
But Jehovah said to me, Do not say, I am a boy; for you shall go to all that I shall send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.
Jeremiah 1:8 (show verse)
Do not be afraid of their faces; for I am with you to deliver you, says Jehovah.
Jeremiah 1:9 (show verse)
And Jehovah put forth His hand, and touched my mouth. And Jehovah said to me, Behold, I have put My Words in your mouth.
Jeremiah 1:10 (show verse)
Behold! 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)
And the Word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what do you see? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
Jeremiah 1:12 (show verse)
And Jehovah said to me, You have seen well; for I will watch over My Word to perform it.
Jeremiah 1:13 (show verse)
And the Word of Jehovah came to me the second time, saying, What do you see? And I said, I see a boiling pot; and its face is from the face of the north.
Jeremiah 1:14 (show verse)
And Jehovah said to me, Out of the north an evil will be set loose on all the inhabitants of the land.
Jeremiah 1:15 (show verse)
For, behold, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, says Jehovah. And they shall come, and they shall each one set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its wall all around, and against all the cities of Judah.
Jeremiah 1:16 (show verse)
And I will pronounce My judgments against them regarding all their evil, those who have forsaken Me, and burned incense to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands.
Jeremiah 1:17 (show verse)
And you must gird up your loins, and arise, and speak to them all that I command you. Do not be terrified at their faces, lest I prostrate you before them.
Jeremiah 1:18 (show verse)
For, behold, I have made you a fortified city this day, and an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against its rulers, 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 overcome you. For I am with you, says Jehovah, to deliver you.