Jeremiah 1:4-5
1599 Geneva Bible
4 Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
5 Before I [a]formed thee in the womb, I knew thee, and before thou camest out of the womb, I sanctified thee, and ordained thee to be a Prophet unto the [b]nations.
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- Jeremiah 1:5 The scripture useth this manner of speech, to declare that God hath appointed his minsters to their offices before they were born, as Isa. 49:1; Gal. 1:15.
- Jeremiah 1:5 For Jeremiah did not only prophesy against the Jews, but also against the Egyptians, Babylonians, Moabites, and other nations.
Jeremiah 1:4-5
New International Version
The Call of Jeremiah
4 The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
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- Jeremiah 1:5 Or chose
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