4The word of the Lord came to me, saying,


In Context

1 The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.

2 The word of the Lord came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,

3 and through the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, down to the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.

4 The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."

6 "Ah, Sovereign Lord ," I said, "I do not know how to speak; I am only a child."

Jeremiah 1:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:4Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:4And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:4Now the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:4Now the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4Now the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:4Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,