Jeremiah 1:4

Contemporary English Version

The Lord said:

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The word of the Lord came to me:

Hebrew Names Version
Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

King James Version
Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

English Standard Version
Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

New American Standard Bible
Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

New Century Version
The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

Amplified Bible
Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

World English Bible
Now the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Now the word of Yahweh came to me saying,

Berean Standard Bible
The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

Complete Jewish Bible
Here is the word of Adonai that came to me:

Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord 's message came to me:

George Lamsa Translation
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Good News Translation
The Lord said to me,

Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Literal Translation
Then the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The worde of the LORDE spake thus vnto me:

American Standard Version
Now the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Bible in Basic English
Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

King James Version (1611)
Then the word of the Lord came vnto me, saying,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The worde of the Lorde spake thus vnto me.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

English Revised Version
Now the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to me,

Update Bible Version
Now the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

New English Translation
The Lord said to me,

New King James Version
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying:

New Living Translation
The Lord gave me this message:

New Life Bible
Now the Word of the Lord came to me saying,

New Revised Standard
Now the word of the Lord came to me saying,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So then, the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Revised Standard Version
Now the word of the LORD came to me saying,

Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the word of the LORD came to me saying,

Contextual Overview

⁴ The Lord said: ⁵ "Jeremiah, I am your Creator, and before you were born, I chose you to speak for me to the nations." ⁶ I replied, "I'm not a good speaker, Lord , and I'm too young." ⁷ "Don't say you're too young," the Lord answered. "If I tell you to go and speak to someone, then go! And when I tell you what to say, don't leave out a word! ⁸ I promise to be with you and keep you safe, so don't be afraid." ⁹ The Lord reached out his hand, then he touched my mouth and said, "I am giving you the words to say, ¹⁰ and I am sending you with authority to speak to the nations for me. You will tell them of doom and destruction, and of rising and rebuilding again."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the word: Jeremiah 1:2, Ezekiel 1:3, Ezekiel 3:16

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 16:1 - The word Jeremiah 17:16 - I have Hosea 1:1 - word

Cross-References

Genesis 1:10
God named the dry ground "Land," and he named the water "Ocean." God looked at what he had done and saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:12
The earth produced all kinds of vegetation. God looked at what he had done, and it was good.

Genesis 1:18
to rule day and night, and to separate light from darkness. God looked at what he had done, and it was good.

Genesis 1:25
God made every one of them. Then he looked at what he had done, and it was good.

Genesis 1:31
God looked at what he had done. All of it was very good! Evening came and then morning—that was the sixth day.

Ecclesiastes 2:13
And I discovered that wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.

Ecclesiastes 11:7
Nothing on earth is more beautiful than the morning sun.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Not in the days of Jehoiakim, but in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah, Jeremiah 1:2. The Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions read, "unto him".

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This history of Jeremiah’s call to his office formed a part of his first address to the people. He claimed to act by an external authority, and to speak not his own words but those of Yahweh; and this even when resisting the divine call (see Jeremiah 15:13; Jeremiah 20:7, Jeremiah 20:14-18).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 1:4. The word of the Lord came unto me — Then I first felt the inspiring influence of the Divine Spirit, not only revealing to me the subjects which he would have me to declare to the people, but also the words which I should use in these declarations.