Jeremiah 1 (NET)

Jeremiah 1:1¹The following is a record of what Jeremiah son of Hilkiah prophesied. He was one of the priests who lived at Anathoth in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Jeremiah 1:2²The Lord’ s message came to him in the thirteenth year that Josiah son of Amon ruled over Judah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Jeremiah 1:3³It also came in the days of Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah, and continued until the eleventh year of Zedekiah, son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the people of Jerusalem were taken into exile in the fifth month of that year.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Jeremiah 1:4⁴The Lord’ s message came to me,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Jeremiah 1:5⁵“Before I formed you in your mother’s womb I chose you. Before you were born I set you apart. I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Jeremiah 1:6⁶I answered, “Oh, Sovereign Lord, Really I do not know how to speak well enough for that, for I am too young.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Jeremiah 1:7⁷The Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ But go to whomever I send you and say whatever I tell you.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Jeremiah 1:8⁸Do not be afraid of those to whom I send you, for I will be with you to protect you,” says the Lord.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Jeremiah 1:9⁹Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I will most assuredly give you the words you are to speak for me.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Jeremiah 1:10¹⁰Know for certain that I hereby give you the authority to announce to nations and kingdoms that they will be uprooted and torn down, destroyed and demolished, rebuilt and firmly planted.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Jeremiah 1:11¹¹Later the Lord’ s message came to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I answered, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Jeremiah 1:12¹²Then the Lord said, “You have observed correctly. This means I am watching to make sure my threats are carried out.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Jeremiah 1:13¹³The Lord’ s message came to me a second time, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a pot of boiling water; it is tipped away from the north.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Jeremiah 1:14¹⁴Then the Lord said, “From the north destruction will break out on all who live in the land.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Jeremiah 1:15¹⁵For I will soon summon all the peoples of the kingdoms of the north,” says the Lord. “They will come and their kings will set up their thrones near the entrances of the gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all the walls surrounding it and all the towns in Judah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Jeremiah 1:16¹⁶In this way I will pass sentence on the people of Jerusalem and Judah because of all their wickedness. For they rejected me and offered sacrifices to other gods, worshiping what they made with their own hands.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Jeremiah 1:17¹⁷“But you, Jeremiah, get yourself ready! Go and tell these people everything I instruct you to say. Do not be terrified of them, or I will give you good reason to be terrified of them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Jeremiah 1:18¹⁸I, the Lord, hereby promise to make you as strong as a fortified city, an iron pillar, and a bronze wall. You will be able to stand up against all who live in the land, including the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and all the people of the land.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Jeremiah 1:19¹⁹They will attack you but they will not be able to overcome you, for I will be with you to rescue you,” says the Lord.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s