Book 13 : NEVIIM - JEREMIAH - Chapter 001
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THE WORDS of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests
that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin
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to whom the word of HaShem came in the days of Josiah the
son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign
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It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah,
king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah,
king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month
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And the word of HaShem came unto me, saying
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Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before
thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a
prophet unto the nations
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Then said I: 'Ah, L-rd GOD! behold, I cannot speak; for I
am a child.
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But HaShem said unto me: say not: I am a child; for to
whomsoever I shall send thee thou shalt go, and whatsoever I shall command thee
thou shalt speak
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Be not afraid of them; for I am with thee to deliver thee,
saith HaShem
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Then HaShem put forth His hand, and touched my mouth; and
HaShem said unto me: Behold, I have put My words in thy mouth
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See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over
the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, and to destroy and to overthrow; to
build, and to plant
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Moreover the word of HaShem came unto me, saying:
'Jeremiah, what seest thou?' And I said: 'I see a rod of an almond-tree.
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Then said HaShem unto me: 'Thou hast well seen; for I
watch over My word to perform it.
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And the word of HaShem came unto me the second time,
saying: 'What seest thou?' And I said: 'I see a seething pot; and the face
thereof is from the north.
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Then HaShem said unto me: 'Out of the north the evil shall
break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land
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For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of
the north, saith HaShem; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his
throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls
thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah
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And I will utter My judgments against them touching all
their wickedness; in that they have forsaken me, and have offered unto other
gods, and worshipped the work of their own hands
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Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak
unto them all that I command thee; be not dismayed at them, lest I dismay thee
before them
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For, behold, I have made thee this day a fortified city,
and an iron pillar, and brazen walls, against the whole land, against the kings
of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against
the people of the land
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And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not
prevail against thee; For I am with thee, saith HaShem, to deliver thee.
Book 13 : NEVIIM - JEREMIAH - Chapter 001
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