Jeremiah 1:4

New Century Version

The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

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,

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:

Contemporary English Version
The Lord said:

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 spoke his word to me, saying: ⁵ "Before I made you in your mother's womb, I chose you. Before you were born, I set you apart for a special work. I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." ⁶ Then I said, "But Lord God , I don't know how to speak. I am only a boy." ⁷ But the Lord said to me, "Don't say, ‘I am only a boy.' You must go everywhere I send you, and you must say everything I tell you to say. ⁸ Don't be afraid of anyone, because I am with you to protect you," says the Lord . ⁹ Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth. He said to me, "See, I am putting my words in your mouth. ¹⁰ Today I have put you in charge of nations and kingdoms. You will pull up and tear down, destroy and overthrow, build up and plant."

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 land "earth" and the water that was gathered together "seas." God saw that this was good.

Genesis 1:12
The earth produced plants with grain for seeds and trees that made fruits with seeds in them. Each seed grew its own kind of plant. God saw that all this was good.

Genesis 1:18
to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that all these things were good.

Genesis 1:25
So God made the wild animals, the tame animals, and all the small crawling animals to produce more of their own kind. God saw that this was good.

Genesis 1:31
God looked at everything he had made, and it was very good. Evening passed, and morning came. This was the sixth day.

Ecclesiastes 2:13
I saw that being wise is certainly better than being foolish, just as light is better than darkness.

Ecclesiastes 11:7
Sunshine is sweet; it is good to see the light of day.

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.