Old Testament · Prophets
Jeremiah chapter 1
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The of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in , in the territory of Benjamin. during the reign of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his rule.It also came during the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, and continued until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah — right up to the of Jerusalem in the fifth month.Yahweh’s word came to me:“Before I you in the womb, I already you. Before you came out into the world, I . I appointed you as a to the nations.”I said, “, my Lord Yahweh — look, I don’t know how to speak! I’m just a !”But Yahweh said to me, “Don’t say ‘I’m just a kid.’ You’ll go wherever I send you, and you’ll say whatever I tell you to say.Don’t be afraid of them, because to you” — this is .Then Yahweh reached out his hand and , and Yahweh said to me, “Look — I’ve put in your mouth.See — today I’m giving you nations and kingdoms: to and tear down, to destroy and demolish, to build and to plant.”Yahweh’s word came to me: “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I said, “I see the branch of an .”Yahweh said to me, “You’ve seen well. I am my word to make sure it happens.”Yahweh’s word came to me a second time: “What do you see?” I said, “I see a , tilting away from the north.”Yahweh said to me, “From the north, on everyone living in this land.Because look — I’m all the clans of the northern kingdoms” — this is Yahweh’s declaration. “They’ll come and each one will set up his at the entrance of Jerusalem’s gates, against all her surrounding walls, and against every town in Judah.I will pronounce my against them for all their wickedness — because they me, to other gods, and bowed down to what their own hands had made.“So ! Stand up and tell them everything I command you. Don’t in front of them, or I’ll make you fall apart in front of them.Look at what I’ve made you today: a , an , bronze walls — standing against the whole land. Against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and all the people of the land.They will fight against you, but they , because ” — this is Yahweh’s declaration.