 1:1 ¶
The word of God which came to Jeremiah{gr.Jeremias} the [son] of Hilkiah{gr.Chelcias}, of the priests, who dwelt in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: |
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 1:1 ¶
The wordsº
of Jeremiahº
the sonº
of Hilkiah,º
ofº
the priestsº
thatº
[were] in Anathothº
in the landº
of Benjamin:º |
 1:2
[accordingly] as the word of God came to him in the days of Josiah{gr.Josias} son of Amos king of Judah{gr.Juda}, in the thirteenth year of his reign. |
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 1:2
To whomº
the wordº
of Yahwehº
cameº
in the daysº
of Josiahº
the sonº
of Amonº
kingº
of Judah,º
in the thirteenthºº
yearº
of his reign.ºº |
 1:3
And it was in the days of Jehoiakim{gr.Joakim}, son of Josiah{gr.Josias} king of Judah{gr.Juda}, until the eleventh year of Zedekiah{gr.Sedekias} king of Judah{gr.Juda}, [even] until the captivity of Jerusalem in the fifth month. |
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 1:3
It cameº
also in the daysº
of Jehoiakimº
the sonº
of Josiahº
kingº
of Judah,º
untoº
the endºº
of the eleventhºº
yearº
of Zedekiahº
the sonº
of Josiahº
kingº
of Judah,º
untoº
the carrying awayºº
of Jerusalemº
captiveºº
in the fifthº
month.º |
 1:4
And the word of the Lord came to him, [saying], |
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 1:4
Then the wordº
of Yahwehº
cameº
untoº
me, saying,ºº |
 1:5
Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee; and before thou camest forth from the womb, I sanctified thee; I appointed thee a prophet to the nations. |
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 1:5
Beforeº
I formedºº
thee in the bellyº
I knewºº
thee; and beforeº
thou camest forthºº
out of the wombºº
I sanctifiedºº
thee, [and] I ordainedºº
thee a prophetº
unto the nations.º |
 1:6
And I said, O Lord, thou that art supreme Lord, behold, I know not [how] to speak, for I am a child. |
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 1:6
Then saidºº
I, Ah,º
Adonaiº
Yahweh!º
behold,º
I cannotººº
speak:ºº
forº
Iº
[am] a child.º |
 1:7 ¶
And the Lord said to me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all to whomsoever I shall send thee, and according to all [the words] that I shall command thee, thou shalt speak. |
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 1:7 ¶
But Yahwehº
saidºº
untoº
me, Sayºº
not,º
Iº
[am] a child:º
forº
thou shalt goººº
toº
allº
thatº
I shall sendºº
thee, and whatsoeverºº
I commandºº
thee thou shalt speak.ºº |
 1:8
Be not afraid before them: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord. |
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 1:8
Be notº
afraidºº
of their faces:ºº
forº
Iº
[am] withº
thee to deliverºº
thee, saithºº
Yahweh.º |
 1:9
And the Lord stretched forth his hand to me, and touched my mouth: and the Lord said to me, Behold, I have put my words into thy mouth. |
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 1:9
Then Yahwehº
put forthººº
his hand,º
and touchedººº
my mouth.º
And Yahwehº
saidºº
untoº
me, Behold,º
I have putºº
my wordsº
in thy mouth.º |
 1:10
Behold, I have appointed thee this day over nations and over kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to rebuild, and to plant. |
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 1:10
See,ºº
I have thisº
dayº
setºº
thee overº
the nationsº
and overº
the kingdoms,º
to root out,ºº
and to pull down,ºº
and to destroy,ºº
and to throw down,ºº
to build,ºº
and to plant.ºº |
 1:11 ¶
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, What seest thou? And I said, A rod of an almond tree. |
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 1:11 ¶
Moreover the wordº
of Yahwehº
cameº
untoº
me, saying,ºº
Jeremiah,º
whatº
seestºº
thou?º
And I said,ºº
Iº
seeºº
a rodº
of an almond tree.º |
 1:12
And the Lord said to me, Thou hast well seen: for I have watched over my words to perform them. |
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 1:12
Then saidºº
Yahwehº
untoº
me, Thou hast wellºº
seen:ºº
forº
Iº
will hastenººº
my wordº
to performºº
it. |
 1:13
And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, A caldron on the fire; and the face of it is toward the north. |
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 1:13
And the wordº
of Yahwehº
cameº
untoº
me the second time,º
saying,ºº
Whatº
seestºº
thou?º
And I said,ºº
Iº
seeºº
a seethingºº
pot;º
and the faceº
thereof [is] towardºº
the north.º |
 1:14
And the Lord said to me, From the north shall flame forth evils upon all the inhabitants of the land. |
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 1:14
Then Yahwehº
saidºº
untoº
me, Out of the northºº
an evilº
shall break forthºº
uponº
allº
the inhabitantsºº
of the land.º |
 1:15
For, behold, I call together all the kingdoms of the earth from the north, saith the Lord; and they shall come, and shall set each one his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls round about her, and against all the cities of Judah{gr.Juda}. |
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 1:15
For,º
lo,º
I will callºº
allº
the familiesº
of the kingdomsº
of the north,º
saithºº
Yahweh;º
and they shall come,ºº
and they shall setºº
every oneº
his throneº
at the enteringº
of the gatesº
of Jerusalem,º
and againstº
allº
the wallsº
thereof round about,º
and againstº
allº
the citiesº
of Judah.º |
 1:16
And I will speak to them in judgment, concerning all their iniquity, [forasmuch] as they have forsaken me, and sacrificed to strange gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands. |
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 1:16
And I will utterºº
my judgmentsº
against them touchingº
allº
their wickedness,º
whoº
have forsakenºº
me, and have burned incenseºº
unto otherº
elohim,º
and worshippedºº
the worksº
of their own hands.º |
 1:17 ¶
And do thou gird up thy loins, and stand up, and speak all [the words] that I shall command thee: be not afraid of their face, neither be thou alarmed before them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord. |
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 1:17 ¶
Thouº
therefore gird upºº
thy loins,º
and arise,ºº
and speakºº
untoº
themº
allº
thatº
Iº
commandºº
thee: be notº
dismayedºº
at their faces,ºº
lestº
I confoundºº
thee beforeº
them. |
 1:18
Behold, I have made thee this day as a strong city, and as a brazen wall, strong [against] all the kings of Judah{gr.Juda}, and the princes thereof, and the people of the land. |
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 1:18
For,º
behold,º
Iº
have madeºº
thee this dayº
a defencedº
city,º
and an ironº
pillar,º
and brasenº
wallsº
againstº
the wholeº
land,º
against the kingsº
of Judah,º
against the princesº
thereof, against the priestsº
thereof, and against the peopleº
of the land.º |
 1:19
And they shall fight against thee; but they shall by no means prevail against thee; because I am with thee, to deliver thee, saith the Lord. |
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 1:19
And they shall fightºº
againstº
thee; but they shall notº
prevailºº
against thee; forº
Iº
[am] withº
thee, saithºº
Yahweh,º
to deliverºº
thee. |