Jeremiah 1:4

New King James Version

Then the word of the LORD came 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,

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:

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 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 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying: ⁵ "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations." ⁶ Then said I: "Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth." ⁷ But the LORD said to me: "Do not say, "I am a youth,' For you shall go to all to whom I send you, And whatever I command you, you shall speak. ⁸ Do not be afraid of their faces, For I am with you to deliver you," says the LORD. ⁹ Then the LORD put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me: "Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. ¹⁰ See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, To root out and to pull down, To destroy and to throw down, To build and to 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
And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:12
And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:18
and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:25
And God made the beast of the earth according to its kind, cattle according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:31
Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Ecclesiastes 2:13
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly As light excels darkness.

Ecclesiastes 11:7
Truly the light is sweet, And it is pleasant for the eyes to behold the 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.