Jeremiah 1:5 - Forerunner Commentary

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.

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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.

10 ^aSee, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms,
To ^broot out and to pull down,
To destroy and to throw down,
To build and to plant.”

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 1:5

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American Standard Version
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.

Amplified® Bible
Before I formed you in the womb I knew [and] approved of you [as My chosen instrument], and before you were born I separated {and} set you apart, consecrating you; [and] I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.

Contemporary English Version
"Jeremiah, I am your Creator, and before you were born, I chose you to speak for me to the nations."

Darby English Version
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I hallowed thee, I appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.

Good News Bible
"I chose you before I gave you life, and before you were born I selected you to be a prophet to the nations."

King James Version
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

New American Standard Bible
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations."

New International Version
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."

New King James Version
“ Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;
Before you were born I sanctified you;
I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you had become born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations."

Revised Standard Version
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations."

Young's Literal Translation
`Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.'

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