| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, | 1The words of Hilkiah's son Jeremiah, who was one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. |
| 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. | 2This message from the LORD came to him during the thirteenth year of the reign of Ammon's son Josiah, the king of Judah, |
| 3It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month. | 3and during the reign of Josiah's son Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, and continued until the exile of Jerusalem in the fifth month, at the end of the eleventh year of the reign of Josiah's son Zedekiah, the king of Judah. |
| 4Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying: | 4This message from the LORD came to me: |
| 5“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” | 5"I knew you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart for me before you were born; I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations." |
| 6Then said I: “Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.” | 6I replied, "Ah, LORD God! Look, I don't know how to speak, because I'm only a young man." |
| 7But the LORD said to me: “Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’ For you shall go to all to whom I send you, And whatever I command you, you shall speak. | 7Then the LORD told me, "Don't say, 'I'm only a young man,' for you will go everywhere I send you, and you will speak everything I command you. |
| 8Do not be afraid of their faces, For I am with you to deliver you,” says the LORD. | 8Don't be afraid of them, because I am with you to deliver you," declares the LORD. |
| 9Then the LORD put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. | 9The LORD stretched out his hand, touched my mouth, and then told me, "Look, I've put my words in your mouth. |
| 10See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, To root out and to pull down, To destroy and to throw down, To build and to plant.” | 10See, today I've appointed you to prophesy about nations and kingdoms, to pull up and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant." |
| 11Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.” | 11This message from the LORD came to me, asking, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" I replied, "I see an almond branch." |
| 12Then the LORD said to me, “You have seen well, for I am ready to perform My word.” | 12The LORD told me, "You have observed well, because I'm watching over my message, to make sure it comes about." |
| 13And the word of the LORD came to me the second time, saying, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a boiling pot, and it is facing away from the north.” | 13This message from the LORD came to me a second time: "What do you see?" I replied, "I see a boiling pot, and its mouth is tilted away from the north." |
| 14Then the LORD said to me: “Out of the north calamity shall break forth On all the inhabitants of the land. | 14Then the LORD told me, "From the north disaster will pour out on all who live in the land, |
| 15For behold, I am calling All the families of the kingdoms of the north,” says the LORD; “They shall come and each one set his throne At the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, Against all its walls all around, And against all the cities of Judah. | 15because I'm about to summon all the families and kingdoms from the north," declares the LORD. "They'll come and each one will set up his seat at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, against all of its surrounding walls, and against all of the towns of Judah. |
| 16I will utter My judgments Against them concerning all their wickedness, Because they have forsaken Me, Burned incense to other gods, And worshiped the works of their own hands. | 16"I'll pronounce my judgments against them because of all their wickedness. They have forsaken me, they have burned incense to other gods, and they have bowed down in worship to the works of their own hands." |
| 17“Therefore prepare yourself and arise, And speak to them all that I command you. Do not be dismayed before their faces, Lest I dismay you before them. | 17"As for you, get ready! Stand up and tell them everything that I've commanded you. Don't be frightened as you face them, or I'll frighten you right in front of them. |
| 18For behold, I have made you this day A fortified city and 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. | 18"As for me, today I'm making you a fortified city, an iron pillar, and a bronze wall 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 shall not prevail against you. For I am with you,” says the LORD, “to deliver you.” | 19They'll fight against you, but they won't prevail against you, because I am with you," declares the LORD, "to deliver you." |
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