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Jeremiah 1:4

2 To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.

3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.

Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

5 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.

6 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
KJV
Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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Now the LORD’s word came to me, saying,
ASV
Now the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
DARBY
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
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And the word of YHWH came to me saying,
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Herrens ord kom til meg, og det lød så:
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Da kom et budskap fra Herren til meg, og sa,
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Herrens ord kom til mig, og det lød så:

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 3:16

    And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

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  • Ezekiel 1:3

    The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.

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  • Jeremiah 1:2

    To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.

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