nkjv Jeremiah:1:4-19 SEEK
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Then the word of the LORD came to me ,
saying :
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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 ."
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Then said I : "
Ah ,
Lord GOD !
Behold ,
I cannot speak ,
for I am a youth ."
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But the LORD said to me : "
Do not say , "
I am a youth ,'
For you shall go to all to whom I send you ,
And whatever I command you ,
you shall speak .
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Do not be afraid of their faces ,
For I am with you to deliver you ,"
says the LORD .
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Then the LORD put forth His hand and touched my mouth ,
and the LORD said to me : "
Behold ,
I have put My words in your mouth .
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See ,
I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms ,
To root out and to pull down ,
To destroy and to throw down ,
To build and to plant ."
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Moreover the word of the LORD came to me ,
saying , "
Jeremiah ,
what do you see ?"
And I said , "
I see a branch of an almond tree ."
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Then the LORD said to me , "
You have seen well ,
for I am ready to perform My word ."
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And the word of the LORD came to me the second time ,
saying , "
What do you see ?"
And I said , "
I see a boiling pot ,
and it is facing away from the north ."
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Then the LORD said to me : "
Out of the north calamity shall break forth On all the inhabitants of the land .
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For behold ,
I am calling All the families of the kingdoms of the north ,"
says the LORD ; "
They shall come and each one set his throne At the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem ,
Against all its walls all around ,
And against all the cities of Judah .
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I will utter My judgments Against them concerning all their wickedness ,
Because they have forsaken Me ,
Burned incense to other gods ,
And worshiped the works of their own hands .
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Therefore prepare yourself and arise ,
And speak to them all that I command you .
Do not be dismayed before their faces ,
Lest I dismay you before them .
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For behold ,
I have made you this day A fortified city and an iron pillar ,
And bronze walls against the whole land --
Against the kings of Judah ,
Against its princes ,
Against its priests ,
And against the people of the land .
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They will fight against you ,
But they shall not prevail against you .
For I am with you ,"
says the LORD , "
to deliver you ."