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Jeremiah 1 NIV - The Words of Jeremiah Son of Hilkiah, - Bible Gateway

Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, receives a divine call from the Lord to be a prophet during the reigns of several kings of Judah. Despite his initial reluctance due to his youth, God assures him of protection and empowers him to deliver His messages. The chapter emphasizes Jeremiah's role in warning the people of impending disaster due to their wickedness and idolatry.

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Jeremiah 1 NIV - The Words of Jeremiah Son of Hilkiah, - Bible Gateway

Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, receives a divine call from the Lord to be a prophet during the reigns of several kings of Judah. Despite his initial reluctance due to his youth, God assures him of protection and empowers him to deliver His messages. The chapter emphasizes Jeremiah's role in warning the people of impending disaster due to their wickedness and idolatry.

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Jeremiah 1 New International Version

1 The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the
territory of Benjamin. 2 The word of the Lord came to him in the thirteenth year of
the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, 3 and through the reign of
Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, down to the fifth month of the eleventh
year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went
into exile.

The Call of Jeremiah

4 The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

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“Before I formed you in the womb I knew[a] you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
6 “Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.”

7 But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I
send you to and say whatever I command you. 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am
with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.

9 Thenthe Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I
have put my words in your mouth. 10 See, today I appoint you over nations and
kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”

11 The word of the Lord came to me: “What do you see, Jeremiah?”

“I see the branch of an almond tree,” I replied.

Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I am watching[b] to see that
12 The

my word is fulfilled.”

13 The word of the Lord came to me again: “What do you see?”

“I see a pot that is boiling,” I answered. “It is tilting toward us from the north.”

14 The Lord said to me, “From the north disaster will be poured out on all who live
in the land. 15 I am about to summon all the peoples of the northern kingdoms,”
declares the Lord.

“Their kings will come and set up their thrones


in the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem;
they will come against all her surrounding walls
and against all the towns of Judah.
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I will pronounce my judgments on my people
because of their wickedness in forsaking me,
in burning incense to other gods
and in worshiping what their hands have made.
17 “Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not
be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them. 18 Today I have made you a
fortified city, an iron pillar and a bronze wall to stand against the whole land—
against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and the people of the land.
19 Theywill fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will
rescue you,” declares the Lord.

Footnotes

a. Jeremiah 1:5 Or chose


b. Jeremiah 1:12 The Hebrew for watching sounds like the Hebrew
for almond tree.

Isaiah 66 Jeremiah 2

New International Version (NIV)

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