1:1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
The WEB Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 1 , Verse 1 , The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
1:2 to whom the word of Yahweh came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
The WEB Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 1 , Verse 2 , to whom the word of Yahweh came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
1:3 It came also 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 carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
The WEB Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 1 , Verse 3 , It came also 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 carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
1:4 Now the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
The WEB Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 1 , Verse 4 , Now the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
1:5 Before I formed you in the belly I knew you, and before you came forth out of the womb I sanctified you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.
The WEB Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 1 , Verse 5 , Before I formed you in the belly I knew you, and before you came forth out of the womb I sanctified you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.
1:6 Then said I, Ah, Lord Yahweh! behold, I don't know how to speak; for I am a child.
The WEB Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 1 , Verse 6 , Then said I, Ah, Lord Yahweh! behold, I don't know how to speak; for I am a child.
1:7 But Yahweh said to me, Don't say, I am a child; for to whoever I shall send you, you shall go, and whatever I shall command you, you shall speak.
The WEB Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 1 , Verse 7 , But Yahweh said to me, Don't say, I am a child; for to whoever I shall send you, you shall go, and whatever I shall command you, you shall speak.
1:8 Don't be afraid because of them; for I am with you to deliver you, says Yahweh.
The WEB Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 1 , Verse 8 , Don't be afraid because of them; for I am with you to deliver you, says Yahweh.
1:9 Then Yahweh put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and Yahweh said to me, Behold, I have put my words in your mouth:
The WEB Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 1 , Verse 9 , Then Yahweh put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and Yahweh said to me, Behold, I have put my words in your mouth:
1:10 behold, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.
The WEB Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 1 , Verse 10 , behold, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.
1:11 Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what see you? I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
The WEB Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 1 , Verse 11 , Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what see you? I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
1:12 Then said Yahweh to me, You have well seen: for I watch over my word to perform it.
The WEB Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 1 , Verse 12 , Then said Yahweh to me, You have well seen: for I watch over my word to perform it.
1:13 The word of Yahweh came to me the second time, saying, What see you? I said, I see a boiling caldron; and the face of it is from the north.
The WEB Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 1 , Verse 13 , The word of Yahweh came to me the second time, saying, What see you? I said, I see a boiling caldron; and the face of it is from the north.
1:14 Then Yahweh said to me, Out of the north evil shall break forth on all the inhabitants of the land.
The WEB Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 1 , Verse 14 , Then Yahweh said to me, Out of the north evil shall break forth on all the inhabitants of the land.
1:15 For, behold, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, says Yahweh; and they shall come, and they shall set everyone his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls of it round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
The WEB Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 1 , Verse 15 , For, behold, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, says Yahweh; and they shall come, and they shall set everyone his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls of it round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
1:16 I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, in that they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands.
The WEB Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 1 , Verse 16 , I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, in that they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands.
1:17 You therefore gird up your loins, and arise, and speak to them all that I command you: don't be dismayed at them, lest I dismay you before them.
The WEB Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 1 , Verse 17 , You therefore gird up your loins, and arise, and speak to them all that I command you: don't be dismayed at them, lest I dismay you before them.
1:18 For, behold, I have made you this day a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes of it, against the priests of it, and against the people of the land.
The WEB Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 1 , Verse 18 , For, behold, I have made you this day a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes of it, against the priests of it, and against the people of the land.
1:19 They shall fight against you; but they shall not prevail against you: for I am with you, says Yahweh, to deliver you.
The WEB Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 1 , Verse 19 , They shall fight against you; but they shall not prevail against you: for I am with you, says Yahweh, to deliver you.
