Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” New Living Translation “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” English Standard Version “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Berean Standard Bible “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.” King James Bible Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. New King James Version “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.” New American Standard Bible “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” NASB 1995 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.” NASB 1977 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Legacy Standard Bible “Before I formed you in the innermost parts I knew you, And before you came out from the womb I set you apart; I have given you as a prophet to the nations.” Amplified Bible “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you [and approved of you as My chosen instrument], And before you were born I consecrated you [to Myself as My own]; I have appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” Christian Standard Bible I 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible I 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. American Standard Version Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations. Contemporary English Version "Jeremiah, I am your Creator, and before you were born, I chose you to speak for me to the nations." English Revised Version Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I set you apart for my holy purpose. I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations." Good News Translation "I chose you before I gave you life, and before you were born I selected you to be a prophet to the nations." International Standard Version "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." Majority Standard Bible “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.” NET Bible "Before I formed you in your mother's womb I chose you. Before you were born I set you apart. I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations." New Heart English Bible "Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you. Before you came forth out of the womb, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations." Webster's Bible Translation Before I formed thee in embryo I knew thee; and before thou wast born I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet to the nations. World English Bible “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“Before I form you in the belly, I have known you; and before you come forth from the womb I have separated you; I have made you a prophet to the nations.” Young's Literal Translation 'Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.' Smith's Literal Translation Before I shall form thee in the belly, I knew thee; and before thou shalt go forth from the womb I consecrated thee; I gave thee a prophet to the nations. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBefore I formed thee in the bowels of thy mother, I knew thee: and before thou camest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee, and made thee a prophet unto the nations. Catholic Public Domain Version “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. And before you went forth from the womb, I sanctified you. And I made you a prophet to the nations.” New American Bible Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you. New Revised Standard Version “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBefore I formed you in the belly I knew you; and before you came out of the womb I sanctified you and ordained you a prophet to the nations. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated “Before I would form you in the womb I knew you, and before you would go out from the womb, I hallowed you, and I have given you as the Prophet to the nations OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, And before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations. Brenton Septuagint Translation Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee; and before thou camest forth from the womb, I sanctified thee; I appointed thee a prophet to the nations. 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.” 6“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”… Cross References 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. ... 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. Galatians 1:15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased Ephesians 1:4 For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love Romans 8:29 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. 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. Job 31:15 Did not He who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same One form us in the womb? Luke 1:15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb. Exodus 33:12 Then Moses said to the LORD, “Look, You have been telling me, ‘Lead this people up,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have found favor in My sight.’ 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. 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. Matthew 1:20-21 But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. / She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.” Isaiah 43:1 But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine! Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God— 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. Treasury of Scripture Before I formed you in the belly I knew you; and before you came forth out of the womb I sanctified you, and I ordained you a prophet to the nations. before I Psalm 71:5,6 For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth… Isaiah 49:1,5 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name… Luke 1:76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; I knew Exodus 33:12,17 And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight… Romans 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 2 Timothy 2:19-21 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity… and before Luke 1:15,41 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb… Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, and I ordained. Ephesians 1:22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Ephesians 4:11,12 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; … Jump to Previous Apart Appointed Belly Birth Body Born Camest Consecrated Form Formed Forth Hallowed Holy Mother Nations Ordained Prophet Sanctified Separated Wast Womb WorkJump to Next Apart Appointed Belly Birth Body Born Camest Consecrated Form Formed Forth Hallowed Holy Mother Nations Ordained Prophet Sanctified Separated Wast Womb WorkJeremiah 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 Before I formed you in the womb This phrase emphasizes God's sovereignty and omniscience. The Hebrew word for "formed" is "yatsar," which is often used to describe a potter shaping clay. This imagery suggests that God is the divine craftsman, intricately involved in the creation of each individual. The concept of God forming Jeremiah in the womb underscores the belief that life begins at conception and that each person is purposefully created by God. This aligns with the conservative Christian view that every life is sacred and intentionally designed by the Creator. I knew you and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations I sanctified thee.--i.e., consecrated thee, set thee apart as hallowed for this special use. Ordained.--Better, I have appointed, without the conjunction, this verb referring to the manifestation in time of the eternal purpose. Unto the nations.--i.e., to the outlying Gentile nations. This was the distinguishing characteristic of Jeremiah's work. Other prophets were sent to Israel and Judah, with occasional parentheses of prophecies that affected the Gentiles. The horizon of Jeremiah was to extend more widely. In part his work was to make them drink of the cup of the Lord's fury (Jeremiah 25:15-17); but in part also he was a witness to them of a brighter future (Jeremiah 48:47; Jeremiah 49:39). It is as though he had drunk in the Spirit of Isaiah, and thought of the true prophet as one who was to be a light of the Gentiles (Isaiah 49:6). . . . Verse 5. - Knew thee; i.e. took notice of thee; virtually equivalent to selected thee (comp. Genesis 39:6; Amos 3:2; Isaiah 58:3; Psalm 144:3). Observe, the predestination of individuals is a familiar idea in the Old Testament (comp. Isaiah 45:4; Isaiah 49:1; Psalm 139:16). It was also familiar to the Assyrians: King Assurba-nipal declares at the opening of his ' Annals ' that the gods "in the body of his mother have made (him) to rule Assyria." Familiar, too, to the great family of religious reformers. For, as Dean Milman has truly observed, "No Pelagian ever has or ever will work a religious revolution. He who is destined for such a work must have a full conviction that God is acting directly, immediately, consciously, and therefore with irresistible power, upon him and through him He who is not predestined, who does not declare, who does not believe himself predestined as the author of a great religions movement, he in whom God is not manifestly, sensibly, avowedly working out his pre-established designs, will never be saint or reformer" ('Latin Christianity,' 1:111, 112). Sanctified thee; i.e. set thee apart for holy uses. Ordained; rather, appointed. Unto the nations. Jeremiah's prophecies, in fact, have reference not only to Israel, but to the peoples in relation to Israel (ver. 10; Jeremiah 25:15, 16; Jeremiah 46-49; Jeremiah 50 and Jeremiah 51.?).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Beforeבְּטֶ֨רֶם (bə·ṭe·rem) Preposition-b | Adverb Strong's 2962: Non-occurrence, not yet, before I formed אֶצָּרְךָ֤ (’eṣ·ṣā·rə·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 3335: To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine you in the womb בַבֶּ֙טֶן֙ (ḇab·be·ṭen) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 990: The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anything I knew you, יְדַעְתִּ֔יךָ (yə·ḏa‘·tî·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know and before וּבְטֶ֛רֶם (ū·ḇə·ṭe·rem) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Adverb Strong's 2962: Non-occurrence, not yet, before you were born תֵּצֵ֥א (tê·ṣê) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim I set you apart הִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֑יךָ (hiq·daš·tî·ḵā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 6942: To be set apart or consecrated [and] appointed נְתַתִּֽיךָ׃ (nə·ṯat·tî·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set you a prophet נָבִ֥יא (nā·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet to the nations.” לַגּוֹיִ֖ם (lag·gō·w·yim) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts Links Jeremiah 1:5 NIVJeremiah 1:5 NLT Jeremiah 1:5 ESV Jeremiah 1:5 NASB Jeremiah 1:5 KJV Jeremiah 1:5 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 1:5 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 1:5 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 1:5 French Bible Jeremiah 1:5 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 1:5 Before I formed you in the belly (Jer.) |
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