Jeremiah:1

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* The words of Jeremiah the son of Chilkiyahu , one of the priests that were in ‘Anathoth in the land of Benjamin ; * To whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon the king of Judah , in the thirteenth year of his reign , * And who continued in the days of Jehoyakim the son of Josiah the king of Judah , until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah the king of Judah , until the carrying away into exile of Jerusalem in the fifth month . * And the word of the Lord came unto me , saying , * Before yet I had formed thee in thy mother ’s body I knew thee ; and before thou wast yet come forth out of the womb I sanctified thee : a prophet unto the nations did I ordain thee . * And I said , Ah , Lord Eternal ! behold , I know not how to speak ; for I am a lad . * And the Lord said unto me , Say not , I am a lad ; but to whomsoever I may send thee shalt thou go , and whatsoever I may command thee shalt thou speak . * Be not afraid because of them ; for I am with thee to deliver thee , saith the Lord . * And the Lord stretched forth his hand , and touched therewith on my mouth ; and the Lord said unto me , Behold , I have put my words in thy mouth . * See , I have appointed thee this day over the nations and over the kingdoms , to root out , and to pull down , and to destroy , and to throw down : to build up , and to plant . * And the word of the Lord came unto me , saying , What seest thou , Jeremiah ? And I said , A staff of all almond –tree do I see . * And the Lord said unto me , Thou hast well seen ; for I am watching over my word to perform it . * And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time , saying , What seest thou ? And I said , A seething pot do I see ; and the front thereof is turned from the north . * And the Lord said unto me , Out of the north shall the evil break forth over all the inhabitants of the land , * For , lo , I will call unto all the families of the kingdoms of the north , saith the Lord ; and they shall come , and they shall set every one his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem , and upon all its walls round about , and upon all the cities of Judah . * And I will call them to account touching all their wickedness , in that they have forsaken me , and have burnt incense unto other gods , and have bowed down unto the works of their own hands . * But do thou gird up thy loins , and arise , and speak unto them all that I may command thee ; be not discouraged because of them , lest I humble thee before them . * But I , behold , I have made of thee this day a fortified city , and an iron pillar , and brazen walls over the whole land , against the kings of Judah , against its princes , against its priests , and against the people of the land . * And they fight against thee , they shall not prevail against thee ; for with thee am I saith the Lord , to deliver thee .

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