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And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,[a]

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
and before you came out from the womb I consecrated you;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 1:4 Literally “to say”

The Prophet Is Called

Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

“Before I (A)formed you in the womb (B)I knew you;
Before you were born I (C)sanctified[a] you;
I [b]ordained you a prophet to the nations.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 1:5 set you apart
  2. Jeremiah 1:5 appointed