Jeremiah 1:5

3 It came also in the days of ^aJehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, ^buntil the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, ^cuntil the carrying away of Jerusalem captive ^din the fifth month.

The Prophet Is Called

4 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

5 “Before I¹ ^aformed you in the womb ^bI knew you;
Before you were born I ^csanctified you;
I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”

6 Then said I:
^a“Ah, Lord God!
Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.”

7 But the Lord said to me:
“Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’
For you shall go to all to whom I send you,
And ^awhatever I command you, you shall speak.

8 ^aDo not be afraid of their faces,
For ^bI am with you to deliver you,” says the Lord.

9 Then the Lord put forth His hand and ^atouched my mouth, and the Lord said to me:
“Behold, I have ^bput My words in your mouth.

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What Does Jeremiah 1:5 Mean?

Jeremiah 1:4-5

Jeremiah had a history even before he was born! Before Jeremiah's conception, God had a plan for him. Then He formed him and set him apart as a prophet while still in the womb. God clearly infers personal human life in Jeremiah going all the way back to conception, though he was unaware of God's activity.

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Jeremiah 1:5

This verse shows how far ahead God was planning. The key prophet during the sixth-century Axial Period is Jeremiah, and God prepared him from his conception.

John W. Ritenbaugh
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