| New American Standard Bible 1995 | English Standard Version |
| 1The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, | 1The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, |
| 2to whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. | 2to whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. |
| 3It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the exile of Jerusalem in the fifth month. | 3It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, and until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the captivity of Jerusalem in the fifth month. |
| 4Now the word of the LORD came to me saying, | 4Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying, |
| 5"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations." | 5“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” |
| 6Then I said, "Alas, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, Because I am a youth." | 6Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.” |
| 7But the LORD said to me, "Do not say, 'I am a youth,' Because everywhere I send you, you shall go, And all that I command you, you shall speak. | 7But the LORD said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’; for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak. |
| 8"Do not be afraid of them, For I am with you to deliver you," declares the LORD. | 8Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the LORD.” |
| 9Then the LORD stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me, "Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. | 9Then the LORD put out his hand and touched my mouth. And the LORD said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth. |
| 10"See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, To pluck up and to break down, To destroy and to overthrow, To build and to plant." | 10See, I have set you this day over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.” |
| 11The word of the LORD came to me saying, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" And I said, "I see a rod of an almond tree." | 11And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see an almond branch.” |
| 12Then the LORD said to me, "You have seen well, for I am watching over My word to perform it." | 12Then the LORD said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it.” |
| 13The word of the LORD came to me a second time saying, "What do you see?" And I said, "I see a boiling pot, facing away from the north." | 13The word of the LORD came to me a second time, saying, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a boiling pot, facing away from the north.” |
| 14Then the LORD said to me, "Out of the north the evil will break forth on all the inhabitants of the land. | 14Then the LORD said to me, “Out of the north disaster shall be let loose upon all the inhabitants of the land. |
| 15"For, behold, I am calling all the families of the kingdoms of the north," declares the LORD; "and they will come and they will set each one his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its walls round about and against all the cities of Judah. | 15For behold, I am calling all the tribes of the kingdoms of the north, declares the LORD, and they shall come, and every one shall set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, against all its walls all around and against all the cities of Judah. |
| 16"I will pronounce My judgments on them concerning all their wickedness, whereby they have forsaken Me and have offered sacrifices to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands. | 16And I will declare my judgments against them, for all their evil in forsaking me. They have made offerings to other gods and worshiped the works of their own hands. |
| 17"Now, gird up your loins and arise, and speak to them all which I command you. Do not be dismayed before them, or I will dismay you before them. | 17But you, dress yourself for work; arise, and say to them everything that I command you. Do not be dismayed by them, lest I 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. | 18And I, behold, I make you this day a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land. |
| 19"They will fight against you, but they will not overcome you, for I am with you to deliver you," declares the LORD. | 19They will fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you, declares the LORD, to deliver you.” |
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