Yermeyah (Jeremiah) 1:4–10 — Yirmiyah’s calling

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Yir 1:4–10

1:4 Yirmiyah’s calling

4 Now Yahweh’s message came to me:

5 “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.”

6 But I said, “Oh no, Yahweh, my master. Listen, I don’t know how to speak, because I’m just a young lad.”

7 but Yahweh told me, “Don’t say that you’re only a child, because you must go to everyone I send you to and you must tell them everything that I command you to say. 8 Don’t be afraid of them, because I’ll be with you to rescue you.”

That’s Yahweh’s message.

9 Then Yahweh stretched out his hand and touched my mouth and said, “Listen, I’ve put my messages into your mouth. 10 I’m appointing you today over the nations and kingdoms—to uproot and to break down, to destroy and to pull down, to build and to plant.”

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4 And_ the _message _of YHWH _he/it _was to_me to_say.

5 Before_before mmm[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.

6 And_I _said alas my_master YHWH HERE not I _know to _speak[fn] if/because am_a _youth I.

7 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to_me do _not say am_a _youth I if/because to every _of one_whom I_will _send _you you _will _go and_DOM all _of that I_will _command _you you _will _speak.

8 Do _not be _afraid from_their_face/front if/because will_be_with _you I to_deliver_you the _utterance _of YHWH.

9 And_ YHWH _he _stretched _out DOM his/its_hand and_he _touched (on) mouth _of_my and_ YHWH _he/it _said to_me HERE I _have _put words/messages _of_my in_mouth _of_your.

10 See I_appoint _you the_day the_this over the_nations and_over (the)_kingdoms to_pluck _up and_to_pull _down and_to_destroy and_to_tear _down to_build and_to_plant.

1:5 OSHB variant note: אצור/ך: (x-qere) ’אֶצָּרְ/ךָ֤’: lemma=3335 morph=HVqi1cs/Sp2ms id=24BsK אֶצָּרְ/ךָ֤

1:6 OSHB note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section YIR 1:4

Yirmiyah’s calling

Yir 1:4–10