Jeremiah 1:1-6 (New International Version)

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1 The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth¹ in the territory of Benjamin. 2 The word of the LORD came² to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah³ son of Amon king of Judah, 3 and through the reign of Jehoiakim⁴ son of Josiah king of Judah, down to the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah⁵ son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.⁶

The Call of Jeremiah

4 The word of the LORD came to me, saying, 5 "Before I formed you in the womb⁷ I knew^a⁸ you, before you were born⁹ I set you apart;¹⁰ I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.¹¹" 6 "Ah, Sovereign LORD," I said, "I do not know how to speak;¹² I am only a child."¹³

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