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Jeremiah 1 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:1 - The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilki'ah, of the priests who were in An'athoth in the land of Benjamin,
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:2 - to whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josi'ah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:3 - It came also in the days of Jehoi'akim the son of Josi'ah, king of Judah, and until the end of the eleventh year of Zedeki'ah, the son of Josi'ah, king of Judah, until the captivity of Jerusalem in the fifth month.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:4 - Now the word of the LORD came to me saying,
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:5 - "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations."
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:6 - Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth."
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:7 - But the LORD said to me, "Do not say, 'I am only a youth'; for to all to whom I send you you shall go, and whatever I command you you shall speak.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:8 - Be not afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD."
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:9 - Then the LORD put forth his hand and touched my mouth; and the LORD said to me, "Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:10 - See, I have set you this day over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant."

The Almond Rod and Boiling Pot

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:11 - And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, "Jeremiah, what do you see?" And I said, "I see a rod of almond."
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:12 - Then the LORD said to me, "You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it."
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:13 - The word of the LORD came to me a second time, saying, "What do you see?" And I said, "I see a boiling pot, facing away from the north."
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:14 - Then the LORD said to me, "Out of the north evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:15 - For, lo, I am calling all the tribes of the kingdoms of the north, says the LORD; and they shall come and every one shall set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, against all its walls round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:16 - And I will utter my judgments against them, for all their wickedness in forsaking me; they have burned incense to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:17 - But you, gird up your loins; arise, and say to them everything that I command you. Do not be dismayed by them, lest I dismay you before them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:18 - And I, behold, I make you this day a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, its princes, its priests, and the people of the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:19 - They will fight against you; but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you, says the LORD, to deliver you."
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