Jeremiah 1:1-19 KJV11 - Bible AI

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1The words1697 of Jeremiah3414 the son1121 of Hilkiah2518, of the priests3548 that were in Anathoth6068 in the land776 of Benjamin1144:

2To whom the word1697 of the LORD3068 came in the days3117 of Josiah2977 the son1121 of Amon526 king4428 of Judah3063, in the thirteenth7969 6240 year8141 of his reign4427.

3It came also in the days3117 of Jehoiakim3079 the son1121 of Josiah2977 king4428 of Judah3063, unto the end8552 of the eleventh6249 6240 year8141 of Zedekiah6667 the son1121 of Josiah2977 king4428 of Judah3063, unto the carrying away1540 of Jerusalem3389 captive1540 in the fifth2549 month2320.

4Then the word1697 of the LORD3068 came unto me, saying559,

5Before2962 I formed3335 thee in the belly990 I knew3045 thee; and before thou camest forth3318 out of the womb7358 I sanctified6942 thee, and I ordained5414 thee a prophet5030 unto the nations1471. ordained: Heb. gave

6Then said559 I, Ah162, Lord136 GOD3069! behold, I cannot3045 speak1696: for I am a child5288.

7But the LORD3068 said559 unto me, Say559 not, I am a child5288: for thou shalt go3212 to all that I shall send7971 thee, and whatsoever I command6680 thee thou shalt speak1696.

8Be not afraid3372 of their faces6440: for I am with thee to deliver5337 thee, saith5002 the LORD3068.

9Then the LORD3068 put forth7971 his hand3027, and touched5060 my mouth6310. And the LORD3068 said559 unto me, Behold, I have put5414 my words1697 in thy mouth6310.

10See7200, I have this day3117 set6485 thee over the nations1471 and over the kingdoms4467, to root out5428, and to pull down5422, and to destroy6, and to throw down2040, to build1129, and to plant5193.

11Moreover the word1697 of the LORD3068 came unto me, saying559, Jeremiah3414, what seest7200 thou? And I said559, I see7200 a rod4731 of an almond tree8247.

12Then said559 the LORD3068 unto me, Thou hast well3190 seen7200: for I will hasten8245 my word1697 to perform6213 it.

13And the word1697 of the LORD3068 came unto me the second time8145, saying559, What seest7200 thou? And I said559, I see7200 a seething5301 pot5518; and the face6440 thereof is toward6440 the north6828. toward: Heb. from the face of the north

14Then the LORD3068 said559 unto me, Out of the north6828 an evil7451 shall break forth6605 upon all the inhabitants3427 of the land776. shall: Heb. shall be opened

15For, lo, I will call7121 all the families4940 of the kingdoms4467 of the north6828, saith5002 the LORD3068; and they shall come935, and they shall set5414 every one376 his throne3678 at the entering6607 of the gates8179 of Jerusalem3389, and against all the walls2346 thereof round about5439, and against all the cities5892 of Judah3063.

16And I will utter1696 my judgments4941 against them touching5921 all their wickedness7451, who have forsaken5800 me, and have burned incense6999 unto other312 gods430, and worshipped7812 the works4639 of their own hands3027.

17Thou therefore gird up247 thy loins4975, and arise6965, and speak1696 unto them all that I command6680 thee: be not dismayed2865 at their faces6440, lest I confound2865 thee before6440 them. confound: or, break to pieces

18For, behold, I589 have made5414 thee this day3117 a defenced4013 city5892, and an iron1270 pillar5982, and brasen5178 walls2346 against the whole land776, against the kings4428 of Judah3063, against the princes8269 thereof, against the priests3548 thereof, and against the people5971 of the land776.

19And they shall fight3898 against thee; but they shall not prevail3201 against thee; for I am with thee, saith5002 the LORD3068, to deliver5337 thee.