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| | Jer 1:1 | The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
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| | Jer 1:2 | The word of the LORD came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,
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| | Jer 1:3 | and through the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, down to the fifth month of the eleventh year
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| | Jer 1:4 | The word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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| | Jer 1:5 | "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."
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| | Jer 1:6 | "Ah, Sovereign LORD," I said, "I do not know how to speak; I am only a child."
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| | Jer 1:7 | But the LORD said to me, "Do not say, `I am only a child.' You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you.
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| | Jer 1:8 | Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the LORD.
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| | Jer 1:9 | Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "Now, I have put my words in your mouth.
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| | Jer 1:10 | See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant."
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| | Jer 1:11 | The word of the LORD came to me: "What do you see, Jeremiah?" "I see the branch of an almond tree," I replied.
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| | Jer 1:12 | The LORD said to me, "You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled."
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| | Jer 1:13 | The word of the LORD came to me again: "What do you see?" "I see a boiling pot, tilting away from the north," I answered.
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| | Jer 1:14 | The LORD said to me, "From the north disaster will be poured out on all who live in the land.
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| | Jer 1:15 | I am about to summon all the peoples of the northern kingdoms," declares the LORD. "Their kings will come and set up their thrones in the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem; they will come against all her surrounding walls and against all the towns of Judah.
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| | Jer 1:16 | I will pronounce my judgments on my people because of their wickedness in forsaking me, in burning incense to other gods and in worshiping what their hands have made.
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| | Jer 1:17 | "Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them.
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| | Jer 1:18 | Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar and a bronze wall to stand against the whole land--against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and the people of the land.
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| | Jer 1:19 | They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the LORD.
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