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Jeremiah 1
New International Version
Jeremiah 1
New International Version
1 The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth(A) in the territory of Benjamin. 2 The word of the Lord came(B) to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah(C) son of Amon king of Judah, 3 and through the reign of Jehoiakim(D) son of Josiah king of Judah, down to the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah(E) son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.(F)
The Call of Jeremiah
4 The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
5 “Before I formed you in the womb(G) I knew[a](H) you,
before you were born(I) I set you apart;(J)
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.(K)”
6 “Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak;(L) I am too young.”(M)
7 But the Lord 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. 8 Do not be afraid(N) of them, for I am with you(O) and will rescue(P) you,” declares the Lord.(Q)
9 Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched(R) my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth.(S) 10 See, today I appoint you over nations(T) and kingdoms to uproot(U) and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”(V)
11 The word of the Lord came to me: “What do you see, Jeremiah?”(W)
“I see the branch of an almond tree,” I replied.
12 The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I am watching[b](X) to see that my word is fulfilled.”
13 The word of the Lord came to me again: “What do you see?”(Y)
“I see a pot that is boiling,” I answered. “It is tilting toward us from the north.”
14 The Lord said to me, “From the north(Z) disaster will be poured out on all who live in the land. 15 I am about to summon all the peoples of the northern kingdoms,” declares the Lord.
“Their kings will come and set up their thrones
in the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem;
they will come against all her surrounding walls
and against all the towns of Judah.(AA)
16 I will pronounce my judgments(AB) on my people
because of their wickedness(AC) in forsaking me,(AD)
in burning incense to other gods(AE)
and in worshiping(AF) what their hands have made.(AG)
17 “Get yourself ready! Stand up and say(AH) to them whatever I command you. Do not be terrified(AI) by them, or I will terrify you before them. 18 Today I have made you(AJ) 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. 19 They will fight against you but will not overcome(AK) you, for I am with you(AL) and will rescue(AM) you,” declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 1:5 Or chose
- Jeremiah 1:12 The Hebrew for watching sounds like the Hebrew for almond tree.
耶利米書 1
Revised Chinese Union Version (Traditional Script) Shen Edition
耶利米書 1
Revised Chinese Union Version (Traditional Script) Shen Edition
1 這些是便雅憫地亞拿突城的祭司，希勒家的兒子耶利米的話。 2 亞們的兒子猶大王約西亞在位第十三年，耶和華的話臨到耶利米。 3 從約西亞的兒子猶大王約雅敬在位的時候，直到約西亞的兒子猶大王西底家在位的末年，就是第十一年五月間耶路撒冷被擄時，耶和華的話也常臨到耶利米。
耶利米蒙選召
4 耶利米說，耶和華的話臨到我，說：
5 「我尚未將你造在母腹中，就已認識你；
你未出母胎，我已將你分別為聖，
派你作列國的先知。」
6 我就說：「唉！主耶和華，看哪，我不知道怎麼說，因為我年輕。」 7 耶和華對我說：
「不要說『我年輕』，
因為我差遣你到誰那裏去，你都要去；
我吩咐你說甚麼話，你都要說。
8 你不要怕他們，
因為我與你同在，要拯救你。
這是耶和華說的。」
9 於是耶和華伸手按住我的口，
對我說：
「看哪，我已將我的話放在你口中。
10 我今日立你在列邦列國之上，
為要拔出，拆毀，毀壞，傾覆，
又要建立，栽植。」
兩個異象
11 耶和華的話臨到我，說：「耶利米，你看見甚麼？」我說：「我看見一根杏樹枝。」 12 耶和華對我說：「你看得不錯；因為我要看守[a]我的話，使它實現。」
13 耶和華的話第二次臨到我，說：「你看見甚麼？」我說：「我看見一個水燒開的鍋，從北而傾。」 14 耶和華對我說：「必有災禍從北方發出，臨到這地所有的居民。 15 看哪，我要召北方列國的萬族。這是耶和華說的。他們要來，各安寶座在耶路撒冷的城門口，周圍攻擊城牆，又要攻擊猶大的一切城鎮。 16 這民離棄我，向別神燒香，跪拜自己手所造的，我要針對這一切惡行，向他們宣讀我的判決。 17 所以你當束腰，起來，將我所吩咐你的一切話都告訴他們；不要因他們驚惶，免得我使你在他們面前驚惶。 18 看哪，我今日使你成為堅城、鐵柱、銅牆，對抗全地和猶大的君王、官長、祭司，並這地的百姓。 19 他們要攻擊你，卻不能勝過你，因為我與你同在，要拯救你。這是耶和華說的。」
Footnotes
- 1．12 「看守」與「杏樹枝」的希伯來話發音相近。
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