Jeremiah 1:1 ¶ The words1697 of Jeremiah3414 the son1121 of Hilkiah,2518 of the priests3548 who were in Anathoth6068 in the land776 of Benjamin:11442 to whom the word1697 of Yahweh3068 came in the days3117 of Josiah2977 the son1121 of Amon,526 king4428 of Judah,3063 in the thirteenth7969 year8141 of his reign.44273 It came also in the days3117 of Jehoiakim3079 the son1121 of Josiah,2977 king4428 of Judah,3063 to the end8552 of the eleventh6249 year8141 of Zedekiah,6667 the son1121 of Josiah,2977 king4428 of Judah,3063 to the carrying away1540 of Jerusalem3389 captive1540 in the fifth2549 month.23204 Now the word1697 of Yahweh3068 came to me, saying,5595 "Before2962 I formed3335 you in the belly,990 I knew3045 you. Before you came forth3318 out of the womb,7358 I sanctified6942 you. I have appointed5414 you a prophet5030 to the nations."14716 Then I said,559 "Ah,162 Lord136{“Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.} Yahweh!3069 Behold, I don't3045 know how to speak;1696 for I am a child."5288
Jeremiah 1:7 ¶ But Yahweh3068 said559 to me, "Don't say,559 ‘I am a child;'5288 for to whoever I shall send7971 you, you shall go,3212 and whatever I shall command6680 you, you shall speak.16968 Don't be afraid3372 because of them;6440 for I am with you to deliver5337 you," says5002 Yahweh.30689 Then Yahweh3068 put forth7971 his hand,3027 and touched5060 my mouth;6310 and Yahweh3068 said559 to me, "Behold, I have put5414 my words1697 in your mouth.631010 Behold,7200 I have this day3117 set6485 you over the nations1471 and over the kingdoms,4467 to pluck up5428 and to break down5422 and to destroy6 and to overthrow,2040 to build1129 and to plant."519311 Moreover the word1697 of Yahweh3068 came to me, saying,559 "Jeremiah,3414 what do you see?"7200 I said,559 "I see7200 a branch4731 of an almond tree."8247
Jeremiah 1:12 ¶ Then Yahweh3068 said559 to me, "You have seen7200 well;3190 for I watch8245 over my word1697 to perform6213 it."
Jeremiah 1:13 ¶ The word1697 of Yahweh3068 came to me the second time,8145 saying,559 "What do you see?"7200 I said,559 "I see7200 a boiling5301 caldron;5518 and it is tipping6440 away from6440 the north."6828
Jeremiah 1:14 ¶ Then Yahweh3068 said559 to me, "Out of the north6828 evil7451 will break out6605 on all the inhabitants3427 of the land.77615 For, behold, I will call7121 all the families4940 of the kingdoms4467 of the north,"6828 says5002 Yahweh;3068 "and they shall come,935 and they shall each376 set5414 his throne3678 at the entrance6607 of the gates8179 of Jerusalem,3389 and against all its walls2346 all around,5439 and against all the cities5892 of Judah.306316 I will utter1696 my judgments4941 against them touching5921 all their wickedness,7451 in that they have forsaken5800 me, and have burned incense6999 to other312 gods,430 and worshiped7812 the works4639 of their own hands.3027
Jeremiah 1:17 ¶ "You therefore put247 your belt on your waist,4975 arise,6965 and speak1696 to them all that I command6680 you. Don't be dismayed2865 at them,6440 lest I dismay2865 you before6440 them.
18 For, behold, I589 have made5414 you this day3117 a fortified4013 city,5892 and an iron1270 pillar,5982 and bronze5178 walls,2346 against the whole land,776 against the kings4428 of Judah,3063 against its princes,8269 against its priests,3548 and against the people5971 of the land.77619 They will fight3898 against you; but they will not prevail3201 against you; for I am with you," says5002 Yahweh,3068 "to deliver5337 you."