Jeremiah 1
1:1The saying of God which came unto Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who dwelt in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.
1:2As the word of God came to him in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his kingship.
1:3And it took place in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, until the captivity of Jerusalem in the fifth month.
1:4And the word of the lord came to me, saying,
1:5Before my shaping you in the belly I knew you; and before your coming forth from out of the womb I sanctified you; I appointed you prophet unto nations.
1:6And I said, O Being One, Master, O lord, behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am younger.
1:7And the lord said to me, Do not say that! I am younger. For to all whom ever I should send you, you shall go; and according to all as much as I should give charge to you, you shall speak.
1:8You should not be fearful from in front of them, for I am with you, to rescue you, says the lord.
1:9And the lord stretched his hand to me, and touched my mouth. And the lord said to me, Behold, I have placed my words in your mouth.
1:10Behold, I have ordained you today over nations, and over kingdoms, to root out, and to raze, and to loosen, and to rebuild, and to plant.
1:11And came to pass the word of the lord to me, saying, What do you see, Jeremiah? And I said, A walnut staff.
1:12And the lord said to me, You have seen well; for I am vigilant over my words to do them.
1:13And the word of the lord came to pass of a second time to me, saying, What do you see? and I said, A kettle being fired up, and the face of it towards the face of the north.
1:14And the lord said to me, From the face of the north shall burn away the evils upon all the ones dwelling in the land.
1:15For behold, I call together all the kingdoms of the north, says the lord; and they shall come, and each shall put his throne upon the thresholds of the gates of Jerusalem, and upon all the walls round about, and upon all the cities of Judah.
1:16And I shall speak to them with judgment concerning all their evil, as they abandoned me, and they sacrificed to strange gods, and did obeisance to the works of their hands.
1:17And you, gird your loin and rise up, and speak to them all as much as I should give charge to you! You should not be fearful from in front of them, nor should you be terrified before them, for I am with you to rescue you, says the lord.
1:18Behold, I have made you in today's day as a fortified city, and as a fortified wall of brass all together against the kings of Judah, and its rulers, and to the people of the land.
1:19And they shall wage war against you; but in no way shall they be able to prevail against you, because I am with you to rescue you, said the lord.