Jeremiah’s Call and Commission1 The words° of aJeremiah° the son° of Hilkiah°, of the priests° who° were in bAnathoth° in the land° of Benjamin°, 2 to whom° the word° of the LORD° came° in the days° of aJosiah° the son° of bAmon°, king° of Judah°, in the cthirteenth°° year° of his reign°. 3 It came° also in the days° of aJehoiakim° the son° of Josiah°, king° of Judah°, until° the end° of the eleventh°° year° of bZedekiah° the son° of Josiah°, king° of Judah°, until° the exile° of Jerusalem° in the fifth° month°. [1] a2Ch 35:25; 36:12, 21, 22; Ezr 1:1; Dn 9:2; Mt 2:17; 16:14; 27:9 bJsh 21:18; 1K 2:26; 1Ch 6:60; Is 10:30; Jr 11:21; 32:7
[2] a1K 13:2; 2K 21:24; 22:3; 2Ch 34:1; Jr 3:6; 36:2 b2K 21:18, 24 cJr 25:3 [3] a2K 23:34; 1Ch 3:15; 2Ch 36:5-8; Jr 25:1 b2K 24:17; 1Ch 3:15; 2Ch 36:11-13; Jr 39:2 4 ¶ Now the word° of the LORD° came° to me saying°,
[5] aPs 139:15, 16 bIs 49:1, 5; Lk 1:15 cJr 1:10; 25:15-26
[6] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD aEx 4:10 b1K 3:7 [7] aEzk 2:3, 4 bNu 22:20; Jr 1:17 [8] aEx 3:12; Dt 31:6; Jsh 1:5; Jr 15:20 bEzk 2:6 [9] aIs 6:7; Mk 7:33-35 bEx 4:11-16; Dt 18:18; Is 51:16 [10] aRv 11:3-6 bJr 18:7-10; Ezk 32:18; 2Co 10:4 cIs 44:26-28; Jr 24:6; 31:28, 40 The Almond Rod and Boiling Pot11 ¶ The word° of the LORD° came° to me saying°, “What° do you see°, aJeremiah°?” And I said°, “I see° a rod° of an Ialmond° tree°.” 12 Then the LORD° said° to me, “You have seen° well°, for aI am Iwatching° over° My word° to perform° it.” 13 ¶ The word° of the LORD° came° to me a second° time° saying°, “aWhat° do you see°?” And I said°, “I see° a boiling° bpot°, facing° away from the north°.” 14 Then the LORD° said° to me, “aOut of the north° the evil° Iwill break° forth° on all° the inhabitants° of the land°. 15 For, behold°, I am calling° aall° the families° of the kingdoms° of the north°,” declares° the LORD°; “and they will come° and they will bset° each° one° his throne° at the entrance° of the gates° of Jerusalem°, and against° all° its walls° round° about° and against° all° the ccities° of Judah°. 16 I will Ipronounce° My judgments° on them concerning° all° their wickedness°, whereby° they have aforsaken° Me and have IIboffered° sacrifices° to other° gods°, and worshiped° the cworks° of their own hands°. 17 Now, agird° up your loins° and arise°, and speak° to them all° which° I command° you. bDo not be dismayed° before°° them, or° I will dismay° you before° them. 18 Now behold°, I have made° you today° as a fortified° city° and as a pillar° of iron° and as walls° of bronze° against° the whole° land°, to the kings° of Judah°, to its princes°, to its priests° and to the people° of the land°. 19 They will fight° against° you, but they will not overcome° you, for aI am with you to deliver° you,” declares° the LORD°. [13] aZc 4:2 bEzk 11:3, 7
[14] ILit will be opened aIs 41:25; Jr 4:6; 10:22 [15] aJr 25:9 bIs 22:7; Jr 39:3 cJr 4:16; 9:11 [16] ILit speak IIOr burned incense aDt 28:20 bJr 7:9; 19:4; 44:17 cIs 2:8; 37:19; Jr 10:3-5 [17] a1K 18:46; Jb 38:3 bEzk 2:6; 3:16-18 [19] aNu 14:9; Jr 1:8; 20:11 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
The time,1 ¶ The wordsº of Jeremiahº the sonº of Hilkiah,º of² the priestsº that² [were] in Anathothº in the landº of Benjamin:º 2 To whom² the wordº of the LORDº came² in the daysº of Josiahº the sonº of Amonº kingº of Judah,º in the thirteenthºº yearº of his reign.ºª [1] Jsh 21:17; 1Ch 6:60; 2Ch 36:21; Is 1:1; 2:1; Jr 11:21; 32:7; Ezk 1:3; Am 1:1; 7:10.
[2] 1K 13:20; 2K 21:25; 22:1; 2Ch 34:1; Jr 1:4, 11; Ho 1:1; Jna 1:1; Mi 1:1. and the calling of Jeremiah.3 It came² also in the daysº of Jehoiakimº the sonº of Josiahº kingº of Judah,º unto² the endºª of the eleventhºº yearº of Zedekiahº the sonº of Josiahº kingº of Judah,º unto² the carrying awayºª of Jerusalemº captive¹ª in the fifthº month.º 4 Then the wordº of the LORDº came² unto² me, saying,ºª 5 Beforeº I formedºª thee in the bellyº I knewºª thee; and before² thou camest forthºª out of the wombº² I sanctifiedºª thee, [and] I ordainedºª thee a prophetº unto the nations.º 6 Then saidºª I, Ah,º Lordº GOD!º behold,² I cannotºª² speak:ºª for² I² [am] a child.º [3] 2K 24:1, 17; 25:1, 8; 2Ch 36:5, 11; Jr 21:1; 25:1; 26:1; 28:1; 34:1; 35:1; 37:1; 52:1, 12, 15; Zc 7:5; 8:19.
[4] Jr 1:2; Ezk 1:3; 3:16. [5] Ex 33:12, 17; Ps 71:5; Is 49:1, 5; Lk 1:15, 41, 76; Ro 1:1; 8:29; Ga 1:15; Ep 1:22; 4:11; 2Ti 2:19. [6] Ex 4:1, 10; 6:12, 30; 1K 3:7; Is 6:5; Jr 4:10; 14:13; 32:17. 7 ¶ But the LORDº saidºª unto² me, Sayºª not,² I² [am] a child:º for² thou shalt go¹ª² to² all² that² I shall sendºª thee, and whatsoever²² I commandºª thee thou shalt speak.ºª 8 Be not² afraidºª of their faces:º² for² I² [am] with² thee to deliverºª thee, saithºª the LORD.º 9 Then the LORDº put forthºª² his hand,º and touchedºª² my mouth.º And the LORDº saidºª unto² me, Behold,² I have putºª my wordsº in thy mouth.º 10 See,ºª I have this² dayº setºª thee over² the nationsº and over² the kingdoms,º to root out,ºª and to pull down,ºª and to destroy,ºª and to throw down,ºª to build,ºª and to plant.ºª [7] Ex 7:1; Nu 22:20, 38; 1K 22:14; 2Ch 18:13; Jr 1:17; Ezk 2:3; 3:17, 27; Mt 28:20; Mk 16:15; Ac 20:27.
[8] Ex 3:12; Dt 31:6, 8; Jsh 1:5, 9; Is 43:2; 51:7, 12; Jr 1:17; 15:20; 20:11; Ezk 2:6; 3:8; Mt 10:26; 28:20; Lk 12:4; Ac 4:13, 29; 7:9; 18:10; 26:17; 2Co 1:8; Ep 6:20; 2Ti 4:17; He 13:5. [9] Ex 4:11, 15; Is 6:6; 49:2; 50:4; 51:16; Jr 5:14; Ezk 3:10; Mt 10:19; Lk 12:12; 21:15. [10] 1K 17:1; 19:17; Is 44:26; Jr 18:7, 9; 24:6; 25:15; 27:2; 31:4, 28; 46:1; Ezk 32:18; 36:36; 43:3; Am 3:7; 9:11; Zc 1:6; 2Co 10:4; Rv 11:3; 19:19. His prophetical visions of an almond rod and a seething pot.11 ¶ Moreover the wordº of the LORDº came² unto² me, saying,ºª Jeremiah,º what² seestºª thou?² And I said,ºª I² seeºª a rodº of an almond tree.º 12 Then saidºª the LORDº unto² me, Thou hast wellºª seen:ºª for² I² will hastenºª² my wordº to performºª it. 13 And the wordº of the LORDº came² unto² me the second time,º saying,ºª What² seestºª thou?² And I said,ºª I² seeºª a seethingºª pot;º and the faceº thereof [is] towardº² the north.º 14 Then the LORDº saidºª unto² me, Out of the northº² an evilº shall break forthºª upon² all² the inhabitantsºª of the land.º [11] Nu 17:8; Ezk 7:10; Am 7:8; 8:2; Zc 4:2; 5:2.
[12] Dt 5:28; 18:17; 32:35; Jr 39:1; 52:1; Ezk 12:22, 25, 28; Am 8:2; Lk 10:28; 20:39. [13] Gn 41:32; Ezk 11:3, 7; 24:3; 2Co 13:1. [14] Is 41:25; Jr 4:6; 6:1, 22; 10:22; 31:8; 46:20; 50:9, 41; Ezk 1:4. His heavy message against Judah.15 For,² lo,² I will callºª all² the familiesº of the kingdomsº of the north,º saithºª the LORD;º and they shall come,ºª and they shall setºª every oneº his throneº at the enteringº of the gatesº of Jerusalem,º and against² all² the wallsº thereof round about,º and against² all² the citiesº of Judah.º 16 And I will utterºª my judgmentsº against them touchingº all² their wickedness,º who² have forsakenºª me, and have burned incenseºª unto otherº gods,º and worshippedºª the worksº of their own hands.º [15] Dt 28:49; Is 22:7; Jr 4:16; 5:15; 6:22; 9:11; 10:22, 25; 25:9, 28, 31; 33:10; 34:22; 39:3; 43:10; 44:6; Lm 5:11.
[16] Dt 28:20; 31:16; Jsh 24:20; 2K 22:17; 2Ch 7:19; 15:2; 34:25; Is 2:8; 37:19; 44:15; 65:3; Jr 2:13, 17; 4:12, 28; 5:9, 29; 7:9; 10:8, 15; 11:12, 17; 15:6; 16:11; 17:13; 19:4; 44:17; 51:17; Ezk 8:9; 24:14; Ho 8:6; 11:2; Jol 2:11; Mt 23:35; Ac 7:41. God encourageth him with his promise of assistance.17 ¶ Thou² therefore gird upºª thy loins,º and arise,ºª and speakºª unto² them² all² that² I² commandºª thee: be not² dismayedºª at their faces,º² lest² I confoundºª thee beforeº them. 18 For,² behold,² I¹ have madeºª thee this dayº a defencedº city,º and an ironº pillar,º and brasenº wallsº against² the whole² land,º against the kingsº of Judah,º against the princesº thereof, against the priestsº thereof, and against the peopleº of the land.º 19 And they shall fightºª against² thee; but they shall not² prevailºª against thee; for² I² [am] with² thee, saithºª the LORD,º to deliverºª thee. [17] Ex 3:12; 7:2; 1K 18:46; 2K 4:29; 9:1; Jb 38:3; Jr 1:7, 8; 17:18; 23:28; Ezk 2:6; 3:10, 14; 33:6; Jna 3:2; Lk 12:35; Ac 20:20, 27; 1Co 9:16; 1Th 2:2; 1P 1:13.
[18] Is 50:7; Jr 6:27; 15:20; 21:4; 22:1; 26:12; 34:3, 20; 36:27; 37:7; 38:2, 18; 42:22; Ezk 3:8; Mi 3:8; Jn 1:42. [19] Jsh 1:9; Ps 129:2; Jr 1:8; 11:19; 15:10, 20; 20:1; 26:11; 29:25; 37:11; 38:6. ©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved. For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map ©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved. For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.html]. |
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