| International Standard Version | New Living Translation |
| 1The words of Hilkiah's son Jeremiah, who was one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. | 1These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests from the town of Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. |
| 2This message from the LORD came to him during the thirteenth year of the reign of Ammon's son Josiah, the king of Judah, | 2The LORD first gave messages to Jeremiah during the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah. |
| 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. | 3The LORD’s messages continued throughout the reign of King Jehoiakim, Josiah’s son, until the eleventh year of the reign of King Zedekiah, another of Josiah’s sons. In August of that eleventh year the people of Jerusalem were taken away as captives. Jeremiah’s Call and First Visions |
| 4This message from the LORD came to me: | 4The LORD gave me this message: |
| 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." | 5“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.” |
| 6I replied, "Ah, LORD God! Look, I don't know how to speak, because I'm only a young man." | 6“O Sovereign LORD,” I said, “I can’t speak for you! I’m too young!” |
| 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. | 7The LORD replied, “Don’t say, ‘I’m too young,’ for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. |
| 8Don't be afraid of them, because I am with you to deliver you," declares the LORD. | 8And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you. I, the LORD, have spoken!” |
| 9The LORD stretched out his hand, touched my mouth, and then told me, "Look, I've put my words in your mouth. | 9Then the LORD reached out and touched my mouth and said, “Look, I have put my words in your mouth! |
| 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." | 10Today I appoint you to stand up against nations and kingdoms. Some you must uproot and tear down, destroy and overthrow. Others you must build up and plant.” |
| 11This message from the LORD came to me, asking, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" I replied, "I see an almond branch." | 11Then the LORD said to me, “Look, Jeremiah! What do you see?” And I replied, “I see a branch from an almond tree.” |
| 12The LORD told me, "You have observed well, because I'm watching over my message, to make sure it comes about." | 12And the LORD said, “That’s right, and it means that I am watching, and I will certainly carry out all my plans.” |
| 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." | 13Then the LORD spoke to me again and asked, “What do you see now?” And I replied, “I see a pot of boiling water, spilling from the north.” |
| 14Then the LORD told me, "From the north disaster will pour out on all who live in the land, | 14“Yes,” the LORD said, “for terror from the north will boil out on the people of this land. |
| 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. | 15Listen! I am calling the armies of the kingdoms of the north to come to Jerusalem. I, the LORD, have spoken! “They will set their thrones at the gates of the city. They will attack its walls and all the other towns of Judah. |
| 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." | 16I will pronounce judgment on my people for all their evil— for deserting me and burning incense to other gods. Yes, they worship idols made with their own hands! |
| 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. | 17“Get up and prepare for action. Go out and tell them everything I tell you to say. Do not be afraid of them, or I will make you look foolish in front of them. |
| 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. | 18For see, today I have made you strong like a fortified city that cannot be captured, like an iron pillar or a bronze wall. You will stand against the whole land— the kings, officials, priests, and people of Judah. |
| 19They'll fight against you, but they won't prevail against you, because I am with you," declares the LORD, "to deliver you." | 19They will fight you, but they will fail. For I am with you, and I will take care of you. I, the LORD, have spoken!” |
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