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Jeremiah 1 Brenton's Septuagint Translation
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and before thou camest forth from the womb, I sanctified thee; I appointed thee a prophet to the nations.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And I said, O Lord, thou that art supreme Lord, behold, I know not <i>how</i> to speak, for I am a child.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And the Lord said to me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all to whomsoever I shall send thee, and according to all <i>the words</i> that I shall command thee, thou shalt speak.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Be not afraid before them: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And the Lord stretched forth his hand to me, and touched my mouth: and the Lord said to me, Behold, I have put my words into thy mouth.<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Behold, I have appointed thee this day over nations and over kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to rebuild, and to plant.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, What seest thou? And I said, A rod of an almond tree. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And the Lord said to me, Thou hast well seen: for I have watched over my words to perform them.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, A caldron on the fire; and the face of it is toward the north. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And the Lord said to me, From the north shall flame forth evils upon all the inhabitants of the land. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>For, behold, I call together all the kingdoms of the earth from the north, saith the Lord; and they shall come, and shall set each one his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls round about her, and against all the cities of Juda. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And I will speak to them in judgment, concerning all their iniquity, <i>forasmuch</i> as they have forsaken me, and sacrificed to strange gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And do thou gird up thy loins, and stand up, and speak all <i>the words</i> that I shall command thee: be not afraid of their face, neither be thou alarmed before them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Behold, I have made thee this day as a strong city, and as a brazen wall, strong <i>against</i> all the kings of Juda, and the princes thereof, and the people of the land. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And they shall fight against thee; but they shall by no means prevail against thee; because I am with thee, to deliver thee, saith the Lord.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The English translation of The Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton (1851)<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../isaiah/66.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 66"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 66" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../jeremiah/2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>