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And the word of the LORD came unto me ,
saying :
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Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee ,
and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee ;
I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations .
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Then said I : '
Ah ,
Lord GOD !
behold ,
I cannot speak ;
for I am a child .'
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But the LORD said unto me :
say not :
I am a child ;
for to whomsoever I shall send thee thou shalt go ,
and whatsoever I shall command thee thou shalt speak .
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Be not afraid of them ;
for I am with thee to deliver thee ,
saith the LORD .
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Then the LORD put forth His hand ,
and touched my mouth ;
and the LORD said unto 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 root out and to pull down ,
and to destroy and to overthrow ;
to build ,
and to plant .
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Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me ,
saying : '
Jeremiah ,
what seest thou ?'
And I said : '
I see a rod of an almond-tree .'
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Then said the LORD unto me : '
Thou hast well seen ;
for I watch over My word to perform it .'
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And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time ,
saying : '
What seest thou ?'
And I said : '
I see a seething pot ;
and the face thereof is from the north .'
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Then the LORD said unto me : '
Out of the north the 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 ,
saith the 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 thereof round about ,
and against all the cities of Judah .
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And I will utter My judgments against them touching all their wickedness ;
in that they have forsaken me ,
and have offered unto other gods ,
and worshipped the work of their own hands .
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Thou therefore gird up thy loins ,
and arise ,
and speak unto 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 princes thereof ,
against the priests thereof ,
and against the people of the land .
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And they shall fight against thee ;
but they shall not prevail against thee ;
For I am with thee ,
saith the LORD ,
to deliver thee .'