Jeremiah 1

The Call of Jeremiah

1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: Word: 2 Chronicles 36:21, Ezekiel 1:3. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 11:21, 1 Chronicles 6:60

2 To whom the word of the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty. came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. Kingdom: Hosea 1:1, Micah 1:1. Word: Jeremiah 1:4, 1:11, 1 Kings 13:20, Jonah 1:1

3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month. Kingdom: 2 Kings 23:34. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 39:2

4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Word: Ezekiel 3:16

5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophetProphet: נָבִיא (Navi). The Hebrew navi (נָבִיא) means prophet—one who speaks God's word to the people. Prophets received divine revelation and declared God's message, often calling Israel to repentance and foretelling future events. unto the nations. Prophecy: Luke 1:76. Holy: Luke 1:41. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 1:10, Exodus 33:12, 33:17, Psalms 139:16, Isaiah 44:2, 49:1, 49:5, Romans 8:29 +5

6 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. References Lord: Exodus 4:1, 6:12, 6:30. References God: Jeremiah 4:10, 14:13, 32:17

7 But the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty. said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. References Lord: 1 Kings 22:14, 2 Chronicles 18:13, Ezekiel 3:27. Parallel theme: Numbers 22:20, 22:38, Matthew 28:20

8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD. References Lord: Deuteronomy 31:6, 31:8, Joshua 1:9. Parallel theme: Exodus 3:12, Joshua 1:5, Isaiah 43:2, 51:7, Acts 4:13, 18:10, 26:17 +5

9 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. Word: Jeremiah 5:14, Isaiah 49:2, 50:4, 51:16, Ezekiel 3:10. Parallel theme: Matthew 10:19, Luke 12:12, 21:15 +3

10 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 throw down, to build, and to plant. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 24:6, 31:28, 1 Kings 17:1, 19:17, Ezekiel 32:18, 36:36, 43:3, Amos 3:7, 9:11, Zechariah 1:6 +5

11 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. References Lord: Jeremiah 24:3, Amos 7:8, 8:2. Parallel theme: Numbers 17:8, Ezekiel 7:10, Zechariah 4:2, 5:2 +2

12 Then said the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty. unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it. References Lord: Amos 8:2. Word: Deuteronomy 5:28, Ezekiel 12:25, 12:28. Parallel theme: Deuteronomy 32:35, Luke 10:28

13 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 toward the north. References Lord: Ezekiel 11:7. Parallel theme: Ezekiel 11:3

14 Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. Evil: Jeremiah 4:6, 6:1. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 10:22, Isaiah 41:25

15 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 entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah. Kingdom: Jeremiah 25:9, 39:3, 43:10. References Jerusalem: Jeremiah 4:16, 9:11. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 10:25, Isaiah 22:7 +2

16 And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands. References God: Jeremiah 7:9, 19:4, Deuteronomy 31:16, Isaiah 37:19. Worship: Isaiah 2:8. Evil: Jeremiah 44:17, Deuteronomy 28:20. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 4:12, 17:13, Acts 7:41 +5

17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 23:28, Exodus 3:12, 7:2, 1 Kings 18:46, Job 38:3, Luke 12:35, Acts 20:20, 20:27, 1 Peter 1:13 +4

18 For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen 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. Kingdom: Jeremiah 34:3, 37:7. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 6:27, 15:20, 38:2, 42:22, Isaiah 50:7 +2

19 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty., to deliver thee. References Lord: Jeremiah 1:8, 20:11, Joshua 1:9. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 11:19, Psalms 129:2