Jeremiah 1
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1The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
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2To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
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3It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
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4Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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5Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
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6Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
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7But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
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8Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
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9Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
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10See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
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11Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
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12Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
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13And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.
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14Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
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15For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
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16And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
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17Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
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18For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.
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19And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
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Chapter 1
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1 Chronicles 6:60And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her su...Jeremiah 32:7Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Bu...2 Chronicles 36:21To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjo...Jeremiah 11:21Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying...Ezekiel 1:3The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in...
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Micah 1:1The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ah...Jeremiah 1:11¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou?...Jonah 1:1Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,Jeremiah 1:4Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,1 Kings 13:20¶ And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came...
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2 Chronicles 36:5¶ Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned...2 Kings 23:34And Pharaoh-nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his...Jeremiah 39:2And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the...Jeremiah 34:1The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Bab...2 Kings 24:1In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his ser...
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Psalms 139:16Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my mem...Isaiah 49:1Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called...Galatians 1:15But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me b...Psalms 71:5For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.Romans 8:29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image...
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Exodus 4:10¶ And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore...Exodus 6:12And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not...1 Kings 3:7And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my fath...Jeremiah 32:17Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power...Exodus 6:30And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shal...
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Mark 16:15And he said unto them,Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every c...Ezekiel 3:27But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them,...Numbers 22:20And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call th...Ezekiel 3:17Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear...Ezekiel 2:3And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a reb...
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Joshua 1:5There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: a...Joshua 1:9Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neith...Isaiah 51:7¶ Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my l...Jeremiah 15:20And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight...Luke 12:4And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and aft...
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Luke 21:15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be...Exodus 4:11And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, o...Luke 12:12For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.Isaiah 51:16And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of m...Isaiah 50:4The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to...
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Jeremiah 31:28And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, a...2 Corinthians 10:4(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pu...Isaiah 44:26That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messe...Jeremiah 24:6For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this...Ezekiel 36:36Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build...
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Amos 7:8And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then...Amos 8:2And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then s...Zechariah 5:2And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the l...Zechariah 4:2And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candl...Jeremiah 24:3Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the goo...
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Ezekiel 12:28Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; There shall none of my words b...Ezekiel 12:25For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to p...Ezekiel 12:22Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The...Luke 10:28And he said unto him,Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.Deuteronomy 5:28And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the LORD...
Cross References
Jeremiah 1:1
1 Chronicles 6:60And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her su...Jeremiah 32:7Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Bu...2 Chronicles 36:21To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjo...Jeremiah 11:21Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying...Ezekiel 1:3The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in...
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Micah 1:1The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ah...Jeremiah 1:11¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou?...Jonah 1:1Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,Jeremiah 1:4Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,1 Kings 13:20¶ And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came...
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2 Chronicles 36:5¶ Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned...2 Kings 23:34And Pharaoh-nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his...Jeremiah 39:2And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the...Jeremiah 34:1The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Bab...2 Kings 24:1In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his ser...
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Psalms 139:16Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my mem...Isaiah 49:1Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called...Galatians 1:15But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me b...Psalms 71:5For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.Romans 8:29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image...
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Exodus 4:10¶ And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore...Exodus 6:12And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not...1 Kings 3:7And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my fath...Jeremiah 32:17Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power...Exodus 6:30And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shal...
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Mark 16:15And he said unto them,Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every c...Ezekiel 3:27But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them,...Numbers 22:20And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call th...Ezekiel 3:17Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear...Ezekiel 2:3And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a reb...
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Joshua 1:5There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: a...Joshua 1:9Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neith...Isaiah 51:7¶ Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my l...Jeremiah 15:20And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight...Luke 12:4And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and aft...
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Luke 21:15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be...Exodus 4:11And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, o...Luke 12:12For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.Isaiah 51:16And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of m...Isaiah 50:4The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to...
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Jeremiah 31:28And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, a...2 Corinthians 10:4(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pu...Isaiah 44:26That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messe...Jeremiah 24:6For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this...Ezekiel 36:36Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build...
Jeremiah 1:11
Amos 7:8And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then...Amos 8:2And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then s...Zechariah 5:2And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the l...Zechariah 4:2And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candl...Jeremiah 24:3Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the goo...
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Ezekiel 12:28Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; There shall none of my words b...Ezekiel 12:25For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to p...Ezekiel 12:22Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The...Luke 10:28And he said unto him,Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.Deuteronomy 5:28And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the LORD...