KJ3 Literal Translation
Jeremiah 1
The time, and the calling of Jeremiah. His heavy message against Judah. Jehovah encourages him.
1The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who resided in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,
2to whom the Word of Jehovah came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
3And it happened 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 those gone into exile of Jerusalem in the fifth month.
4And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,
5I knew you before I formed you in the belly, even before you came out of the womb, I consecrated you. I gave you to be a prophet to the nations.
6And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! Behold, I do not know how to speak. for I am a boy.
7But Jehovah said to me, Do not say, I am a boy; for you shall go to all that I shall send you. And whatever I command you, you shall speak.
8Do not be afraid of their faces, for I am with you to deliver you, a statement of Jehovah.
9And Jehovah put out His hand and touched my mouth. And Jehovah said to me, Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
10Behold, I have today appointed you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to tear down, and to destroy, and to cast down, to build, and to plant.
11And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying, Jeremiah, what do you see? And I said, I see an almond rod.
12And Jehovah said to me, You have seen well; for I will watch over My Word to perform it.
13And the Word of Jehovah was to me the second time, saying, What do you see? And I said, I see a pot being blown; and its face is from the face of the north.
14And Jehovah said to me, Out of the north, evil will be set loose on all those living in the land.
15For, behold, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, a statement of Jehovah. And they shall come, and they will give to each man his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against its walls round about, and against the cities of Judah.
16And I will speak My judgments against them on all their evil, those who have forsaken Me and have burned incense to other gods, and have worshiped the works of their hands.
17And you must gird up your loins, and rise up and speak to them all that I command you. Do not be dismayed before their faces, that I not shatter you before them.
18For, behold, today I have given you as a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against her rulers, against her priests, and to the people of the land.
19And they shall fight against you; but they shall not overcome you. For I am with you to deliver you, a statement of Jehovah.
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