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the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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New Living Translation

Jeremiah 1:4

The Lord gave me this message:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Excuses;   Jeremiah;   Predestination;   Prophecy;   Prophets;   Scofield Reference Index - Inspiration;   Thompson Chain Reference - Call, Divine;   Divine;   God;   Invitations, Divine;   Invitations-Warnings;   Leadership;   Ministers;   The Topic Concordance - Calling;   Choosing/chosen;   Man;   Sanctification;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Palmer-Worm;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Prophecy, prophet;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Election;   Jeremiah;   Mission(s);   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Isaiah, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Call, Called, Calling;   Prophet;   Transfiguration (2);   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jeremiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Holy Spirit;   Self-Surrender;  

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 King James Version
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying:
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 gave me this message: 5 "I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations." 6 "O Sovereign Lord ," I said, "I can't speak for you! I'm too young!" 7 The Lord replied, "Don't say, ‘I'm too young,' for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. 8 And don't be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you. I, the Lord , have spoken!" 9 Then the Lord reached out and touched my mouth and said, "Look, I have put my words in your mouth! 10 Today I appoint you to stand up against nations and kingdoms. Some you must uproot and tear down, destroy and overthrow. Others you must 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 called the dry ground "land" and the waters "seas." And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:12
The land produced vegetation—all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and trees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:18
to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:25
God made all sorts of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:31
Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.
Ecclesiastes 2:13
I thought, "Wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.
Ecclesiastes 11:7
Light is sweet; how pleasant to see a new day dawning.

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.


 
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