Jeremiah 1:1-8 ▼

1 The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,

2 to whom the word of YHWH came in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reigning.

3 And it came to pass in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, until the completion of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, until the exile of Jerusalem in the fifth month.

4 And the word of YHWH came to me saying,

5 “Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you; and before you came forth from the womb I consecrated you, and I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”

6 And I said, “Ah, Lord YHWH! Behold, I have not known to speak, for I am a youth.”

7 And YHWH said to me, “Do not say ‘I am a youth.’ For you shall go to all to whom I shall send you, and all that I command you, you shall speak.

8 “Do not be afraid of their faces; for I am with you to deliver you,” a declaration of YHWH.