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Jer 1:5 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Before I		Psa 71:5,6; Isa 49:1,5; Luk 1:76; Gal 1:15,16
I knew		Exd 33:12,17; Rom 8:29; 2Ti 2:19-21
and before		Luk 1:15,41; Rom 1:1
and I ordained		Heb. and I gave. Eph 1:22; Eph 4:11,12

Correlating Passages

Before I

	Psa 71:5	For thou [art] my hope, O Lord GOD: [thou art] my trust from my youth.
	Psa 71:6	By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise [shall be] continually of thee.
	Isa 49:1	Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
	Isa 49:5	And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb [to be] his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.
	Luk 1:76	And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
	Gal 1:15	But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called [me] by his grace,
	Gal 1:16	To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

I knew

	Exd 33:12	And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.
	Exd 33:17	And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name.
	Rom 8:29	For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
	2Ti 2:19	Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
	2Ti 2:20	But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
	2Ti 2:21	If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, [and] prepared unto every good work.

and before

	Luk 1:15	For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
	Luk 1:41	And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
	Rom 1:1	Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

and I ordained

	Eph 1:22	And hath put all [things] under his feet, and gave him [to be] the head over all [things] to the church,
	Eph 4:11	And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
	Eph 4:12	For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

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Scott, Thomas. "Jeremiah 1:5," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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