Jer 1:4-10 | ESV | STEP | Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying ,

l[See ver. 5 above]

m ch. 18:7; 31:28; 45:4; [2 Cor. 10:4, 5]

Jeremiah 1:4-10

The Call of Jeremiah

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

5 ^a“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
and before you were born ^bI consecrated you;
I appointed you a prophet ^cto the nations.”
6 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, ^dI do not know how to speak, ^efor I am only a youth.” 7 But the Lord said to me,

“Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’;
for to all to whom I send you, you shall go,
and ^fwhatever I command you, you shall speak.
8 ^gDo not be afraid of them,
^hfor I am with you to deliver you,

declares the Lord.”
9 ⁱThen the Lord put out his hand and ^jtouched my mouth. And the Lord said to me,

“Behold, I have put ^kmy words in your mouth.
10 See, I have set you this day ^lover nations and over kingdoms,
^mto pluck up and to break down,
to destroy and to overthrow,
to build and to plant.”