| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests living in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. | 1These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. |
| 2The word of the LORD came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah. | 2The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, |
| 3It also came throughout the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile. | 3and through the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile. |
| 4The word of the LORD came to me: | 4The word of the LORD came to me, saying: |
| 5I chose you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart before you were born. I appointed you a prophet to the nations. | 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.” |
| 6But I protested, "Oh no, Lord GOD! Look, I don't know how to speak since I am only a youth." | 6“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!” |
| 7Then the LORD said to me: Do not say, "I am only a youth," for you will go to everyone I send you to and speak whatever I tell you. | 7But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak. |
| 8Do not be afraid of anyone, for I will be with you to deliver you. This is the LORD's declaration. | 8Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD. |
| 9Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and told me: I have now filled your mouth with My words. | 9Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. |
| 10See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and demolish, to build and plant. | 10See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.” |
| 11Then the word of the LORD came to me, asking, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" I replied, "I see a branch of an almond tree." | 11And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied. |
| 12The LORD said to me, "You have seen correctly, for I watch over My word to accomplish it." | 12“You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, “for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.” |
| 13Again the word of the LORD came to me inquiring, "What do you see?" And I replied, "I see a boiling pot, its lip tilted from the north to the south." | 13Again the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “What do you see?” “I see a boiling pot,” I replied, “and it is tilting toward us from the north.” |
| 14Then the LORD said to me, "Disaster will be poured out from the north on all who live in the land. | 14Then the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land. |
| 15Indeed, I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north." This is the LORD's declaration. They will come, and each king will set up his throne at the entrance to Jerusalem's gates. They will attack all her surrounding walls and all the other cities of Judah. | 15For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all her surrounding walls and all the other cities of Judah. |
| 16"I will pronounce My judgments against them for all the evil they did when they abandoned Me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own hands. | 16I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own hands. |
| 17"Now, get ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them or I will cause you to cower before them. | 17Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them. |
| 18Today, I am the One who has made you a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land--against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the population. | 18Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land. |
| 19They will fight against you but never prevail over you, since I am with you to rescue you." This is the LORD's declaration. | 19They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD. |
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