Jeremiah 1:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 prophet unto the nations.”
Jeremiah 1:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 1:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 1:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.””
Jeremiah 1:5 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 1:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations. ”
Jeremiah 1:5 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 1:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.'”
Jeremiah 1:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 1:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I hallowed thee, I appointed thee a prophet unto the nations. ”
Jeremiah 1:5 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 1:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Before I formed thee in the wombe, I knewe thee, and before thou camest out of the wombe, I sanctified thee, and ordeined thee to be a Prophet vnto the nations.”
Jeremiah 1:5 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 1:5 in Context — Jeremiah 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.
4 Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
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 prophet unto the nations.
6 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
7 But the Lord 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.
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What Does Jeremiah 1:5 Mean?
Jeremiah 1:5 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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