Verse List for JER 1:5

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OET (OET-RV) “Before I formed you in your mother, I already knew you, ⇔ ≈ and before you came out of the womb, I had a plan for you. ⇔ I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

OET-LV Before_before I_formed _you[fn] in_belly I_knew _you and_before you _came _forth from_the_womb I_set _you _apart a _prophet to_nations I_appointed _you.

ULT “Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you, ⇔  and before you came out from the womb I set you apart; ⇔  I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

UST “I chose you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. ⇔  I chose you to serve me in a special way before you were born. ⇔  I appointed you to be my prophet whose messages would be for people from all nations.”

BSB & MSB “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, ⇔  and before you were born I set you apart ⇔  [and] appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

OEB No OEB JER book available

WEBBE & WMBB “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. ⇔  Before you were born, I sanctified you. ⇔  I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

NET “Before I formed you in your mother’s womb I chose you. ⇔ Before you were born I set you apart. ⇔ I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.”

LSV “Before I form you in the belly, I have known you; and before you come forth from the womb I have separated you; I have made you a prophet to the nations.”

FBV “I knew exactly who you would be before I created you in your mother's womb; I chose you before you were born to be a prophet to the nations.”

T4T “I knew you before I finished forming you in your mother’s womb. ⇔  Before you were born, I ◄set you apart/chose you► ⇔  and I appointed you to be my prophet ⇔  whose messages would be for all nations.”

LEB
• “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
• and before you came out from the womb I consecrated you;
• I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

BBE Before you were formed in the body of your mother I had knowledge of you, and before your birth I made you holy; I have given you the work of being a prophet to the nations.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS 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.

ASV 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.

DRA Before I formed thee in the bowels of thy mother, I knew thee: and before thou camest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee, and made thee a prophet unto the nations.

YLT 'Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.'

Drby Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I hallowed thee, I appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.

RV 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.
(Before I formed thee/you in the belly I knew thee/you, and before thou/you camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee/you; I have appointed thee/you a prophet unto the nations.)

SLT Before I shall form thee in the belly, I knew thee; and before thou shalt go forth from the womb I consecrated thee; I gave thee a prophet to the nations.

Wbstr Before I formed thee in embryo I knew thee; and before thou wast born I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet to the nations.

KJB-1769 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.[fn]
(Before I formed thee/you in the belly I knew thee/you; and before thou/you camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee/you, and I ordained thee/you a prophet unto the nations.)

KJB-1611 Before I formed thee in the bellie, I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the wombe, I sanctified thee, and I [fn]ordeined thee a Prophet vnto the nations.
(Before I formed thee/you in the bellie, I knew thee/you; and before thou/you camest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee/you, and I ordained thee/you a Prophet unto the nations.)

Bshps Before I fashioned thee in thy mothers wombe, I dyd knowe thee: and or euer thou wast borne, I sanctified thee, and ordeyned thee to be a prophete vnto the people.
(Before I fashioned thee/you in thy/your mothers womb, I did know thee/you: and or ever thou/you wast born, I sanctified thee/you, and ordained thee/you to be a prophet unto the people.)

Gnva Before I formed thee in the wombe, I knewe thee, and before thou camest out of the wombe, I sanctified thee, and ordeined thee to be a Prophet vnto the nations.
(Before I formed thee/you in the womb, I knew thee/you, and before thou/you camest out of the womb, I sanctified thee/you, and ordained thee/you to be a Prophet unto the nations.)

Cvdl Before I fasshioned the in thy mothers wobe, I dyd knowe the: And or euer thou wast borne, I sanctified the, & ordened the, to be a prophet vnto the people.
(Before I fasshioned the in thy/your mothers womb, I did know them: And or ever thou/you wast born, I sanctified them, and ordained them, to be a prophet unto the people.)

Wycl and seide, Bifor that Y fourmede thee in the wombe, Y knewe thee; and bifor that thou yedist out of the wombe, Y halewide thee; and Y yaf thee a profete among folkis.
(and said, Before that I formede thee/you in the womb, I knew thee/you; and before that thou/you yed out of the womb, I hallowed/consecrated thee/you; and I gave thee/you a prophet among folks/people.)

Luth Ich kannte dich, ehe denn ich dich in Mutterleibe bereitete, und sonderte dich aus, ehe denn du von der Mutter geboren wurdest, und stellete dich zum Propheten unter die Völker.
(I knew you/yourself, before because/than I you/yourself in womb prepared, and separate you/yourself out, before because/than you(sg) from the/of_the mother born were, and posed/set you/yourself for_the prophet(s) under the peoples.)

ClVg [Priusquam te formarem in utero, novi te, et antequam exires de vulva, sanctificavi te, et prophetam in gentibus dedi te.][fn]
([Before you(sg) I_would_shape in/into/on the_womb, new you(sg), and before to_go_outs from/about womb, I_sanctified you(sg), and prophet in/into/on nations I_gave you(sg).])

UHB בְּ⁠טֶ֨רֶם אצור⁠ך בַ⁠בֶּ֨טֶן֙ יְדַעְתִּ֔י⁠ךָ וּ⁠בְ⁠טֶ֛רֶם תֵּצֵ֥א מֵ⁠רֶ֖חֶם הִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֑י⁠ךָ נָבִ֥יא לַ⁠גּוֹיִ֖ם נְתַתִּֽי⁠ךָ׃ ‡

BrLXX Πρὸ τοῦ με πλάσαι σε ἐν κοιλίᾳ, ἐπίσταμαί σε, καὶ πρὸ τοῦ σε ἐξελθεῖν ἐκ μήτρας, ἡγίακά σε, προφήτην εἰς ἔθνη τέθεικά σε.

BrTr Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee; and before thou camest forth from the womb, I sanctified thee; I appointed thee a prophet to the nations.