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Now the word of LORD came to me ,
saying ,
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Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee ,
and before thou came forth out of the womb I sanctified thee .
I have appointed thee a prophet to the nations .
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Then I said ,
Ah ,
lord LORD !
Behold ,
I know not how to speak ,
for I am a child .
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But LORD said to me ,
Say not ,
I am a child .
For to whomever I shall send thee thou shall go ,
and whatever I shall command thee thou shall speak .
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Be not afraid because of them ,
for I am with thee to deliver thee ,
says LORD .
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Then LORD put forth his hand ,
and touched my mouth .
And LORD said to me ,
Behold ,
I have put my words in thy mouth .
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See ,
I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms ,
to pluck up and to break down and to destroy and to overthrow ,
to build and to plant .
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Moreover the word of LORD came to me ,
saying ,
Jeremiah ,
what do thou see ?
And I said ,
I see a rod of an almond tree .
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Then LORD said to me ,
Thou have well seen .
For I watch over my word to perform it .
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And the word of LORD came to me the second time ,
saying ,
What do thou see ?
And I said ,
I see a boiling caldron ,
and the face of it is from the north .
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Then LORD said to me ,
Out of the north evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land .
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For ,
lo ,
I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north ,
says LORD .
And they shall come ,
and they shall set every one his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem ,
and against all the walls of it round about ,
and
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And I will utter my judgments against them concerning all their wickedness ,
in that they have forsaken me ,
and have burned incense to other gods ,
and worshipped the works of their own hands .
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Thou therefore gird up thy loins ,
and arise ,
and speak to them all that I command thee .
Be not dismayed at them ,
lest I dismay thee before them .
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For ,
behold ,
I have made thee this day a fortified city ,
and an iron pillar ,
and brazen walls ,
against the whole land ,
against the kings of Judah ,
against the rulers of it ,
against the priests of it ,
and against the people of the l
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And they shall fight against thee .
But they shall not prevail against thee ,
for I am with thee ,
says LORD ,
to deliver thee .