JeremiahJudaism / Hebrew BibleAccepted ScriptureBiblical Hebrew / AramaicShareJeremiah 1YLT - EnglishMoreVersion - 9 availableWorld English BibleKing James VersionAmerican Standard VersionDarby BibleYoung's Literal TranslationWebster BibleGeneva BibleDouay-Rheims ChallonerReina-Valera 1909WEBKJVASVDarbyYLTWebsterGenevaDouayRV1909LanguageEnglishEspañol‹Jeremiah 1Jeremiah 2Jeremiah 3Jeremiah 4Jeremiah 5Jeremiah 6Jeremiah 7Jeremiah 8Jeremiah 9Jeremiah 10Jeremiah 11Jeremiah 12Jeremiah 13Jeremiah 14Jeremiah 15Jeremiah 16Jeremiah 17Jeremiah 18Jeremiah 19Jeremiah 20Jeremiah 21Jeremiah 22Jeremiah 23Jeremiah 24Jeremiah 25Jeremiah 26Jeremiah 27Jeremiah 28Jeremiah 29Jeremiah 30Jeremiah 31Jeremiah 32Jeremiah 33Jeremiah 34Jeremiah 35Jeremiah 36Jeremiah 37Jeremiah 38Jeremiah 39Jeremiah 40Jeremiah 41Jeremiah 42Jeremiah 43Jeremiah 44Jeremiah 45Jeremiah 46Jeremiah 47Jeremiah 48Jeremiah 49Jeremiah 50Jeremiah 51Jeremiah 52›Jeremiah 1ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1Words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, of the priests who are in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin, 2unto whom the word of Jehovah hath been in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign, 3and it is in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, till the completion of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah, till the removal of Jerusalem in the fifth month. 4And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, 5`Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.' 6And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah! lo, I have not known--to speak, for I am a youth.' 7And Jehovah saith unto me, `Do not say, I am a youth, for to all to whom I send thee thou goest, and all that I command thee thou speakest. 8Be not afraid of their faces, for with thee am I to deliver thee, --an affirmation of Jehovah.' 9And Jehovah putteth forth His hand, and striketh against my mouth, and Jehovah saith unto me, `Lo, I have put my words in thy mouth. 10See, I have charged thee this day concerning the nations, and concerning the kingdoms, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.' 11And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, `What art thou seeing, Jeremiah?' And I say, `A rod of an almond tree I am seeing.' 12And Jehovah saith unto me, `Thou hast well seen: for I am watching over My word to do it.' 13And there is a word of Jehovah unto me a second time, saying, `What art thou seeing?' And I say, `A blown pot I am seeing, and its face is from the north.' 14And Jehovah saith unto me, `From the north is the evil loosed against all inhabitants of the land. 15For, lo, I am calling for all families of the kingdoms of the north, --an affirmation of Jehovah--and they have come, and put each his throne at the opening of the gates of Jerusalem, and by its walls round about, and by all cities of Judah. 16And I have spoken My judgments with them concerning all their evil, in that they have forsaken Me, and make perfume to other gods, and bow themselves to the works of their own hands. 17`And thou, thou dost gird up thy loins, and hast arisen, and spoken unto them all that I command thee: be not affrighted because of them, lest I affright thee before them. 18And I, lo, I have given thee this day for a fenced city, and for an iron pillar, and for brazen walls over all the land, to the kings of Judah, to its heads, to its priests, and to the people of the land; 19and they have fought against thee, and they prevail not against thee; for with thee am I, --an affirmation of Jehovah--to deliver thee. Next chapterJeremiah 2›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.VersionsJeremiah 1 across 9 versionsShow all 9WEB - World English BibleKJV - King James VersionASV - American Standard VersionDarby - Darby BibleYLT - Young's Literal TranslationWebster - Webster BibleGeneva - Geneva BibleDouay - Douay-Rheims ChallonerRV1909 - Reina-Valera 1909Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public Domain