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Jeremiah 1:5

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3 and through the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.

4 The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

6 “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”

7 But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.

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BSB
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
KJV
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.
WEB
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
“Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you; and before you came forth from the womb I consecrated you, [and] I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”
ÅB
Før jeg dannet deg i mors liv, kjente jeg deg, og før du kom ut av mors skjød, helliget jeg deg; jeg satte deg til en profet for folkene.
OTB
"Før jeg formet deg i mors liv kjente jeg deg, og før du ble født satte jeg deg til side; jeg utnevnte deg til en profet for nasjonene."
B1930
Før jeg dannet dig i mors liv, kjente jeg dig, og før du kom ut av mors skjød, helliget jeg dig; jeg satte dig til en profet for folkene.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 139:16

    Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.

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  • Isaiah 49:1

    Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.

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  • Galatians 1:15–16

    But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased

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  • Psalms 71:5–6

    For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.

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  • Romans 8:29

    For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.

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  • Isaiah 49:5

    And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him— for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, and My God is My strength—

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  • Isaiah 44:2

    This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.

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  • 2 Timothy 2:19–21

    Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”

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