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1 The wordes of Ieremiah the sonne of Hilkiah one of the Priests that were at Anathoth in the lande of Beniamin. 2 To whom the worde of the Lord came in the dayes of Iosiah the sonne of Amon King of Iudah in the thirteenth yeere of his reigne: 3 And also in the dayes of Iehoiakim the sonne of Iosiah King of Iudah vnto the ende of the eleuenth yeere of Zedekiah, the sonne of Iosiah King of Iudah, euen vnto the carying away of Ierusalem captiue in the fift moneth. 4 Then the worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying, 5 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. 6 Then said I, Oh, Lord God, behold, I can not speake, for I am a childe. 7 But the Lord said vnto me, Say not, I am a childe: for thou shalt goe to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoeuer I command thee, shalt thou speake. 8 Be not afraide of their faces: for I am with thee to deliuer thee, saith the Lord. 9 Then the Lord stretched out his hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said vnto me, Beholde, I haue put my wordes in thy mouth. 10 Beholde, this day haue I set thee ouer the nations and ouer the kingdomes to plucke vp, and to roote out, and to destroye and throwe downe, to builde, and to plant. 11 After this the worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying, Ieremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almonde tree. 12 Then saide the Lord vnto me, Thou hast seene aright: for I will hasten my worde to performe it. 13 Againe the worde of the Lord came vnto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I saide, I see a seething pot looking out of the North. 14 Then saide the Lord vnto me, Out of the North shall a plague be spred vpon all the inhabitants of the land. 15 For loe, I will call all the families of the kingdomes of the North, saith the Lord, and they shall come, and euery one shall set his throne in the entring of the gates of Ierusalem, and on all the walles thereof rounde about, and in all the cities of Iudah. 16 And I will declare vnto them my iudgements touching all the wickednesse of them that haue forsaken me, and haue burnt incense vnto other gods, and worshipped the workes of their owne handes. 17 Thou therefore trusse vp thy loynes, and arise and speake vnto them all that I commaund thee: be not afraide of their faces, lest I destroy thee before them. 18 For I, beholde, I this day haue made thee a defenced citie, and an yron pillar and walles of brasse against the whole lande, against the Kings of Iudah, and against the princes thereof, against the Priestes thereof and against the people of the lande. 19 For they shall fight against thee, but they shall not preuaile against thee: for I am with thee to deliuer thee, sayth the Lord.

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  • Hilkiah

    Priest at Anathoth

    One of the priests at Anathoth, named as the father of the prophet Jeremiah.

    Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 1:1

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Cross references (19)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 1 Chronicles 6:60; 2 Chronicles 36:21; Ezekiel 1:3; Jeremiah 11:21; Jeremiah 32:7–9
  2. 2 1 Kings 13:20; Jonah 1:1; Jeremiah 1:11; Hosea 1:1; Micah 1:1
  3. 3 Jeremiah 39:2; 2 Kings 23:34; 2 Chronicles 36:5–8; Zechariah 7:5; Jeremiah 21:1–14
  4. 4 Ezekiel 3:16; Ezekiel 1:3; Jeremiah 1:2
  5. 5 Psalm 139:16; Isaiah 49:1; Galatians 1:15–16; Psalm 71:5–6; Romans 8:29
  6. 6 Exodus 4:10–16; Exodus 6:12; 1 Kings 3:7–9; Jeremiah 32:17; Jeremiah 14:13
  7. 7 Ezekiel 3:27; Mark 16:15–16; Numbers 22:20; Ezekiel 3:17–21; 2 Chronicles 18:13
  8. 8 Joshua 1:5; Joshua 1:9; Luke 12:4–5; Isaiah 51:7; Deuteronomy 31:6
  9. 9 Luke 21:15; Exodus 4:11–12; Luke 12:12; Isaiah 51:16; Isaiah 50:4
  10. 10 Jeremiah 31:28; 2 Corinthians 10:4–5; Isaiah 44:26–28; Jeremiah 31:4–5; Jeremiah 24:6
  11. 11 Amos 7:8; Amos 8:2; Zechariah 5:2; Jeremiah 24:3; Zechariah 4:2
  12. 12 Ezekiel 12:28; Ezekiel 12:25; Ezekiel 12:22–23; Luke 10:28; Amos 8:2
  13. 13 Ezekiel 11:7; Ezekiel 11:3; Zechariah 4:2; 2 Corinthians 13:1–2; Ezekiel 24:3–14
  14. 14 Jeremiah 6:1; Jeremiah 10:22; Jeremiah 4:6; Isaiah 41:25; Jeremiah 6:22
  15. 15 Jeremiah 9:11; Jeremiah 25:9; Jeremiah 4:16; Jeremiah 43:10; Jeremiah 10:25
  16. 16 Jeremiah 7:9; Jeremiah 19:4; Deuteronomy 28:20; Acts 7:41; Isaiah 2:8
  17. 17 1 Kings 18:46; Jeremiah 1:7–8; Luke 12:35; 1 Peter 1:13; Ezekiel 3:14–18
  18. 18 Isaiah 50:7; Ezekiel 3:8–9; Jeremiah 15:20; Jeremiah 6:27; Micah 3:8–9
  19. 19 Joshua 1:9; Jeremiah 1:8; Jeremiah 20:11; Psalm 129:2; Jeremiah 29:25–32

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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 1:5 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book V, Preface)

    Now, that the Word of God forms us in the womb, He says to Jeremiah, "Before I formed thee in the womb, I knew thee; and before thou wentest forth from the belly, I sanctified thee, and appointed thee a prophet among the nations." And Paul, too, says in like manner, "But when it pleased God, who separated me from …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  2. Quotes verse 1:5 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XII, Chapters 21–25)

    … hath pleased Him, and to every seed his own body." We ought not even to call a woman the creatress of her own offspring; for He rather is its creator who said to His servant, "Before I formed thee in the womb, I knew thee." And although the various mental emotions of a pregnant woman do produce in the fruit …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  3. Quotes verse 1:5 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture III)

    Jeremiah was sanctified, but did not prophesy, in the womb: John alone while carried in the womb leaped for joy, and though he saw not with the eyes of flesh, knew his Master by the Spirit: for since the grace of Baptism was great, it required greatness in its founder also.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  4. Quotes verse 1:10 Augustine of Hippo, On Christian Doctrine (Book III, Chapters 9–11)

    But in the saying addressed to Jeremiah, "See, I have this day set thee over the nations, and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down," there is no doubt the whole of the language is figurative, and to be referred to the end I have spoken of.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  5. Quotes verse 1:5 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XII)

    The Lord saith unto Jeremiah: Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee: and before thou camest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)