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1The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah , one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin .
2The LORD ’s word came to him in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah , in the thirteenth year of his reign .[#1:2 When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name (Hebrew “”, usually pronounced Yahweh).]
3It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah , king of Judah , to the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah , the son of Josiah , king of Judah , to the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month .
4Now the LORD ’s word came to me , saying ,
5“Before I formed you in the womb , I knew you .
Before you were born , I sanctified you .
I have appointed you a prophet to the nations .”
6Then I said , “Ah, Lord GOD ! Behold , I don’t know how to speak ; for I am a child .”[#1:6 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”; #1:6 “Behold”, from “”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.]
7But the LORD said to me , “Don’t say , ‘I am a child ;’ for you must go to whomever I send you , and you must say whatever I command you .
8Don’t be afraid because of them , for I am with you to rescue you ,” says the LORD .
9Then the LORD stretched out his hand and touched my mouth . Then the LORD said to me , “Behold , I have put my words in your mouth .
10Behold , I have today set you over the nations and over the kingdoms , to uproot and to tear down , to destroy and to overthrow , to build and to plant .”
11Moreover the LORD ’s word came to me , saying , “Jeremiah , what do you see ?”
I said , “I see a branch of an almond tree .”
12Then the LORD said to me , “You have seen well ; for I watch over my word to perform it .”
13The LORD ’s word came to me the second time , saying , “What do you see ?”
I said , “I see a boiling cauldron; and it is tipping away from the north .”
14Then the LORD said to me , “Out of the north , evil will break out on all the inhabitants of the land.
15For behold , I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north ,” says the LORD .
“They will come , and they will each set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem ,
and against all its walls all around , and against all the cities of Judah .
16I will utter my judgements against them concerning all their wickedness ,
in that they have forsaken me ,
and have burnt incense to other gods,
and worshipped the works of their own hands .
17“You therefore put your belt on your waist , arise , and say to them all that I command you . Don’t be dismayed at them , lest I dismay you before them .
18For behold , I have made you today a fortified city , an iron pillar , and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah , against its princes , against its priests , and against the people of the land.
19They will fight against you , but they will not prevail against you ; for I am with you ”, says the LORD , “to rescue you .”