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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Jeremiah 1 NIV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/jeremiah/1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/jeremiah/1-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NIV</a> > Jeremiah 1</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../isaiah/66.htm" title="Isaiah 66">◄</a> Jeremiah 1 <a href="../jeremiah/2.htm" title="Jeremiah 2">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New International Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/niv/esv/jeremiah/1.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/1-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/1-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>The word of the <span class="name">Lord</span> came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>and through the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, down to the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.</p> <p class="sectionhead">The Call of Jeremiah</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The word of the <span class="name">Lord</span> came to me, saying,</p> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“Before I formed you in the womb I knew <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or chose">a</a></sup></span> you,</p><p class="line2">before you were born I set you apart;</p><p class="line2">I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”</p></div> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“Alas, Sovereign <span class="name">Lord</span>,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>But the <span class="name">Lord</span> said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the <span class="name">Lord</span>.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Then the <span class="name">Lord</span> reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The word of the <span class="name">Lord</span> came to me: “What do you see, Jeremiah?”</p><p class="reg">“I see the branch of an almond tree,” I replied.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The <span class="name">Lord</span> said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I am watching <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="The Hebrew for watching sounds like the Hebrew for almond tree.">b</a></sup></span> to see that my word is fulfilled.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The word of the <span class="name">Lord</span> came to me again: “What do you see?”</p><p class="reg">“I see a pot that is boiling,” I answered. “It is tilting toward us from the north.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The <span class="name">Lord</span> said to me, “From the north disaster will be poured out on all who live in the land. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>I am about to summon all the peoples of the northern kingdoms,” declares the <span class="name">Lord</span>.</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line1">“Their kings will come and set up their thrones</p><p class="line2">in the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem;</p><p class="line1">they will come against all her surrounding walls</p><p class="line2">and against all the towns of Judah.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>I will pronounce my judgments on my people</p><p class="line2">because of their wickedness in forsaking me,</p><p class="line1">in burning incense to other gods</p><p class="line2">and in worshiping what their hands have made.</p></div> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/1-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar and a bronze wall to stand against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and the people of the land. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/1-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the <span class="name">Lord</span>.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>chose</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> <span class="footnotebot">The Hebrew for <i>watching</i> sounds like the Hebrew for <i>almond tree.</i></span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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