Jeremiah 1:4-6

New International Reader's Version

The Lord Appoints Jeremiah to Speak for Him

⁴A message from the Lord came to me. The Lord said,

⁵“Before I formed you in your mother’s body I chose you.
Before you were born I set you apart to serve me.
I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.”

⁶“You are my Lord and King,” I said. “I don’t know how to speak. I’m too young.”

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Jeremiah 1:4-6

New International Version

The Call of Jeremiah

⁴The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

⁵“Before I formed you in the womb^(A) I knew^[a]^(B) you,
before you were born^(C) I set you apart;^(D)
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.^(E)”