Jeremiah 1

1The wordsH1697 of JeremiahH3414 the sonH1121 of HilkiahH2518, of the priestsH3548 that were in AnathothH6068 in the landH776 of BenjaminH1144: 2to whom the wordH1697 of Jehovah came in the daysH3117 of JosiahH2977 the sonH1121 of AmonH526, kingH4428 of JudahH3063, in the thirteenth yearH8141 of his reignH4427. 3It came also in the daysH3117 of JehoiakimH3079 the sonH1121 of JosiahH2977, kingH4428 of JudahH3063, unto the endH8552 of the eleventh yearH8141 of ZedekiahH6667, the sonH1121 of JosiahH2977, kingH4428 of JudahH3063, unto the carrying away of JerusalemH3389 captive in the fifthH2549 monthH2320.

4Now the wordH1697 of Jehovah came unto me, sayingH559, 5Before I formedH3335 thee in the bellyH990 I knewH3045 thee, and before thou camest forthH3318 out of the wombH990 I sanctifiedH6942 thee; I have appointed thee a prophetH5030 unto the nationsH1471. 6Then saidH559 I, Ah, LordH136 Jehovah! behold, I knowH3045 not how to speakH1696; for I am a child. 7But Jehovah saidH559 unto me, SayH559 not, I am a child; for to whomsoever I shall sendH7971 thee thou shalt goH7971, and whatsoever I shall commandH6680 thee thou shalt speakH1696. 8Be not afraidH3372 because of them; for I am with thee to deliverH5337 thee, saith Jehovah. 9Then Jehovah putH5414 forthH7971 his handH3027, and touchedH5060 my mouthH6310; and Jehovah saidH559 unto me, Behold, I have putH5414 my wordsH1697 in thy mouthH6310: 10seeH7200, I have this dayH3117 set thee over the nationsH1471 and over the kingdomsH4467, to pluckH5428 up and to breakH2040 downH5422 and to destroyH6 and to overthrow, to buildH1129 and to plantH5193.

11Moreover the wordH1697 of Jehovah came unto me, sayingH559, JeremiahH3414, what seest thou? And I saidH559, I seeH7200 a rod of an almond-tree. 12Then saidH559 Jehovah unto me, Thou hast wellH3190 seenH7200: for I watch over my wordH1697 to perform it.

13And the wordH1697 of Jehovah came unto me the secondH8145 timeH8145, sayingH559, What seest thou? And I saidH559, I seeH7200 a boiling caldron; and the faceH6440 thereof is from the northH6828. 14Then Jehovah saidH559 unto me, Out of the northH6828 evilH7451 shall break forth upon all the inhabitantsH3427 of the landH776. 15For, lo, I will callH7121 all the familiesH4940 of the kingdomsH4467 of the northH6828, saith Jehovah; and they shall comeH935, and they shall setH5414 every oneH376 his throneH3678 at the entranceH6607 of the gatesH8179 of JerusalemH3389, and against all the wallsH2346 thereof roundH5439 about, and against all the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063. 16And I will utter my judgmentsH4941 against them touching all their wickednessH7451, in that they have forsaken me, and have burned incenseH6999 unto otherH312 godsH430, and worshipped the worksH4639 of their own handsH3027. 17Thou therefore girdH247 up thy loinsH4975, and ariseH6965, and speakH1696 unto them all that I commandH6680 thee: be not dismayedH2865 at them, lestH6435 I dismayH2865 thee before them. 18For, behold, I have madeH5414 thee this dayH3117 a fortified cityH5892, and an ironH1270 pillarH5982, and brazen wallsH2346, against the whole landH776, against the kingsH4428 of JudahH3063, against the princesH8269 thereof, against the priestsH3548 thereof, and against the peopleH5971 of the landH776. 19And they shall fightH3898 against thee; but they shall not prevailH3201 against thee: for I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to deliverH5337 thee.