Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The word of the LORD came to me, saying, New Living Translation The LORD gave me this message: English Standard Version Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Berean Standard Bible The word of the LORD came to me, saying: King James Bible Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, New King James Version Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying: New American Standard Bible Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying, NASB 1995 Now the word of the LORD came to me saying, NASB 1977 Now the word of the LORD came to me saying, Legacy Standard Bible Now the word of Yahweh came to me saying, Amplified Bible Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Christian Standard Bible The word of the LORD came to me: Holman Christian Standard Bible The word of the LORD came to me: American Standard Version Now the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Contemporary English Version The LORD said: English Revised Version Now the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD spoke his word to me, Good News Translation The LORD said to me, International Standard Version This message from the LORD came to me: Majority Standard Bible The word of the LORD came to me, saying: NET Bible The LORD said to me, New Heart English Bible Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Webster's Bible Translation Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, World English Bible Now Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd there is a word of YHWH to me, saying, Young's Literal Translation And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, Smith's Literal Translation And the word of Jehovah will be to me, saying, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Catholic Public Domain Version And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: New American Bible The word of the LORD came to me: New Revised Standard Version Now the word of the LORD came to me saying, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the word of LORD JEHOVAH was upon me saying OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying: Brenton Septuagint Translation And the word of the Lord came to him, saying, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Call of Jeremiah4The word of the LORD came to me, saying: 5“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”… Cross References Isaiah 49:1 Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me. Psalm 139:13-16 For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. / I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well. / My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. ... Galatians 1:15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased Exodus 3:10-12 Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt.” / But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” / “I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.” Isaiah 6:8-9 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!” / And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ Acts 9:15 “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel. Romans 8:29-30 For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. / And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified. Ephesians 1:4-5 For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love / He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will, 1 Peter 1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance. 2 Timothy 1:9 He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began. Isaiah 44:2 This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. Judges 6:14-16 The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?” / “Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I save Israel? Indeed, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.” / “Surely I will be with you,” the LORD replied, “and you will strike down all the Midianites as one man.” Amos 7:15 But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’ John 15:16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you. Matthew 28:19-20 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Treasury of Scripture Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, the world Jeremiah 1:2 To 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. Ezekiel 1:3 The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him. Ezekiel 3:16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jump to Previous WordJump to Next WordJeremiah 1 1. The time4. And the calling of Jeremiah 11. His prophetical visions of an almond rod and a seething pot 15. His heavy message against Judah 17. God encourages him with his promise of assistance The word of the LORD came to me, saying The word of the LORD This phrase signifies divine communication, a hallmark of prophetic literature. In Hebrew, "word" is "dabar," which implies not just spoken words but also actions and events. The "LORD" is rendered from "YHWH," the sacred, covenantal name of God, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature. This introduction establishes the authority and divine origin of the message, underscoring that Jeremiah's prophecies are not his own but are directly from God. Historically, this reflects the role of prophets as God's mouthpieces, tasked with delivering His messages to His people. came to me saying Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The wordדְבַר־ (ḏə·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel came וַיְהִ֥י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be to me, אֵלַ֥י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to saying: לֵאמֹֽר׃ (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say Links Jeremiah 1:4 NIVJeremiah 1:4 NLT Jeremiah 1:4 ESV Jeremiah 1:4 NASB Jeremiah 1:4 KJV Jeremiah 1:4 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 1:4 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 1:4 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 1:4 French Bible Jeremiah 1:4 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 1:4 Now the word of Yahweh came (Jer.) |