Jeremiah 1:5-12

New King James Version

⁵“Before I ^(A)formed you in the womb ^(B)I knew you;
Before you were born I ^(C)sanctified^[a] you;
I ^[b]ordained you a prophet to the nations.”

⁶Then said I:

^(D)“Ah, Lord God!
Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.”

⁷But the Lord said to me:

“Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’
For you shall go to all to whom I send you,
And ^(E)whatever I command you, you shall speak.
⁸^(F)Do not be afraid of their faces,
For ^(G)I am with you to deliver you,” says the Lord.

⁹Then the Lord put forth His hand and ^(H)touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me:

“Behold, I have ^(I)put My words in your mouth.
¹⁰^(J)See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms,
To ^(K)root out and to pull down,
To destroy and to throw down,
To build and to plant.”

¹¹Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?”

And I said, “I see a ^[c]branch of an almond tree.”

¹²Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am ^[d]ready to perform My word.”

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