The Lord Tells Jeremiah that He is to be His Spokesman |
Jeremiah 1:1-19 The Book of Jeremiah [in Smaller Chunks] |
The words of Jeremiah, [Hilkiah's] son, of the priests, [who] were in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin. To whom the Word of the Lord came [during] the days of Josaiah, [Amon's] son, [Judah's] king, in the 13th year [he ruled.] |
[The Word of the Lord] also came [to Jeremiah] [during] the days of Jehoiakim, [Josiah's] son, [Judah’s] king, [through] the end of the 11th year of Zedekiah, [Josiah's] [other] son [who later ruled as] [Judah's] king, [until] the [captivity] of [those from] Jerusalem [who were carried] away captive in the 5th month. |
Then, the Word of the Lord came to me, saying, I knew you, before I formed you in the [stomach.] And I sanctified you, before you [were delivered] out of the womb. And I ordained you a prophet to the nations. |
[Galatians 15-16 But when it pleased God, who separated me from the womb & called me by His grace, to reveal His son, [through] me, that I might preach Him among the heathen. Immediately, I [didn’t consult] with [what is] flesh & blood.] |
Then, I said, Ah, Lord God! [Look,] I can't speak: for I am [just] a child, [a.k.a. a youth.] But the Lord said to me, [Don't] say, I am a child. For you shall go to all, [whom] I shall send you. And you shall speak, [whatever] I command you. [Don't] be afraid of their faces: for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord. |
Then, the Lord put [out] His hand & touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me, [Look,] I have put My Words in your mouth. See, this day I have [put] you over the nations & kingdoms to [weed] out, to pull down & to destroy & to throw down, to [rebuild] & to plant. |
[Additionally,] the Word of the Lord came to me, saying, Jeremiah, What [do] you see? And I said, I see a rod, [a.k.a. branch] of an almond tree. Then, the Lord said to me, Thou have seen well: for I will [rush] My Word to [accomplish] it. |
And the Word of the Lord came to me the 2nd time, saying, What [do] you see? And I said, I see a [boiling] pot & [it's facing] toward the north. Then, the Lord said to me, Out of the north [a calamity] shall break [out] upon all the inhabitants of the land. |
For, the Lord said, [Look,] I will call all the families of the [northern] kingdoms & they shall come & everyone shall [put] his throne at the [gate entrance] of Jerusalem & [around it] & against all [its] walls & against all [Judah's] cities. [Proverbs 31:23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.] |
And I will [express] My judgments against them [about] all their wickedness. [And those] who have [abandoned] Me & have burned incense to other gods & worshiped the works [made] of their own hands. |
Therefore, you [belt] up your [waist] & arise. And speak to them all that I command you & [don't] be [discouraged] at their faces, lest I [confuse] you [in front of] them. |
For, [look,] I have made you this day, [like] a [fortified] city, an iron pillar & brass walls, against the whole land. Against: [Judah's] kings, [its] princes, [its] priests & [its] people of the land. And they shall fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you; for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord. |
[Jeremiah 15:20-21 And I will make you to this people [like] a fenced [brass] wall & they shall fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you. For I am with you to save you & to deliver you, says the Lord. And I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked & I will redeem you out of the hand of the terrible.] |