Jeremiah 1:1 - Prayer Tents

1The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests living in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.H1697H3414H1121H2518H3548H6068H776H1144 2The word of the LORD came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah.H1697H3068H3117H2977H1121H526H4428H3063H7969H6240H8141H4427 3It also came throughout the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.H3117H3079H1121H2977H4428H3063H8552H6249H6240H8141H6667H1121H2977H4428H3063H1540H3389H1540H2549H2320

The Call of Jeremiah

4The word of the LORD came to me:H1697H3068H559 5I chose you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart before you were born. I appointed you a prophet to the nations.H2962H3335H990H3045H3318H7358H6942H5414H5030H1471 6But I protested, "Oh no, Lord God! Look, I don't know how to speak since I am [only] a youth."H559H162H136H3069H3045H1696H5288 7Then the LORD said to me: Do not say: I am [only] a youth, for you will go to everyone I send you to and speak whatever I tell you.H3068H559H559H5288H3212H7971H6680H1696 8Do not be afraid of anyone, for I will be with you to deliver you. [This is] the LORD's declaration.H3372H6440H5337H5002H3068 9Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and told me: Look, I have filled your mouth with My words.H3068H7971H3027H5060H6310H3068H559H5414H1697H6310 10See, today I have set you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and demolish, to build and plant.H7200H3117H6485H1471H4467H5428H5422H6H2040H1129H5193

Two Visions

11Then the word of the LORD came to me, asking, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" I replied, "I see a branch of an almond tree."H1697H3068H559H3414H7200H559H7200H4731H8247 12The LORD said to me, "You have seen correctly, for I watch over My word to accomplish it."H559H3068H3190H7200H8245H1697H6213 13Again the word of the LORD came to me inquiring, "What do you see?" And I replied, "I see a boiling pot, its mouth tilted from the north [to the south]."H1697H3068H8145H559H7200H559H7200H5301H5518H6440H6440H6828 14Then the LORD said to me, "Disaster will be poured out from the north on all who live in the land.H3068H559H6828H7451H6605H3427H776 15Indeed, I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north." [This is] the LORD's declaration. They will come, and each [king] will set up his throne at the entrance to Jerusalem's gates. They will attack all her surrounding walls and all the other cities of Judah.H7121H4940H4467H6828H5002H3068H935H5414H376H3678H6607H8179H3389H2346H5439H5892H3063 16"I will pronounce My judgments against them for all the evil they did when they abandoned Me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own hands.H1696H4941H5921H7451H5800H6999H312H430H7812H4639H3027 17"Now, get ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them or I will cause you to cower before them.H247H4975H6965H1696H6680H2865H6440H2865H6440 18Today, I am the One who has made you a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land— against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the population.H589H5414H3117H4013H5892H1270H5982H5178H2346H776H4428H3063H8269H3548H5971H776 19They will fight against you but never prevail over you, since I am with you to rescue you." [This is] the LORD's declaration.H3898H3201H5002H3068H5337