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Text -- Jeremiah 1:1-9 (NET)
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Context
The Superscription
1:1 The following is a record of what Jeremiah son of Hilkiah prophesied. He was one of the priests who lived at Anathoth in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin .
1:2 The Lord began to speak to him in the thirteenth year that Josiah son of Amon ruled over Judah .
1:3 The Lord also spoke to him when Jehoiakim son of Josiah ruled over Judah , and he continued to speak to him until the fifth month of the eleventh year that Zedekiah son of Josiah ruled over Judah . That was when the people of Jerusalem were taken into exile .
Jeremiah’s Call and Commission
1:4 The Lord said to me,
1:5 “Before I formed you in your mother’s womb I chose you. Before you were born I set you apart . I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations .”
1:6 I answered , “Oh , Lord God , I really do not know how to speak well enough for that, for I am too young .”
1:7 The Lord said to me, “Do not say , ‘I am too young .’ But go to whomever I send you and say whatever I tell you.
1:8 Do not be afraid of those to whom I send you, for I will be with you to protect you,” says the Lord .
1:9 Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I will most assuredly give you the words you are to speak for me.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Jeremiah |
SELF-SURRENDER |
Prophets |
Excuses |
Minister |
GOD, 2 |
Hilkiah |
Anathoth |
Children |
Predestination |
God |
Deportation |
Government |
Doubting |
Inspiration |
Month |
Prophecy |
Zedekiah |
Jerusalem |
Sanctification |
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NET Notes: Jer 1:1 Or “This is a record of what Jeremiah prophesied and did”; Heb “The words [or affairs] of Jeremiah.” The phrase could refer to...
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NET Notes: Jer 1:2 Heb “to whom the word of the Lord came.” The present translation is more in keeping with contemporary English idiom. The idea of “be...
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NET Notes: Jer 1:3 Heb “and it [the word of the Lord] came in the days of Jehoiakim…until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah…until the carrying a...
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NET Notes: Jer 1:5 Heb “I knew you.” The parallelism here with “set you apart” and “appointed you” make clear that Jeremiah is speaki...
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NET Notes: Jer 1:6 Heb “I am a boy/youth.” The Hebrew word can refer to an infant (Exod 2:6), a young boy (1 Sam 2:11), a teenager (Gen 21:12), or a young ma...
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NET Notes: Jer 1:7 Or “For you must go and say.” The Hebrew particle כִּי (ki) is likely adversative here after a negative statement ...
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