Jeremiah 1:5
“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jeremiah 1:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Ehe ich dich im Mutterleibe bildete, habe ich dich erkannt, und ehe du aus dem Mutterschoße hervorkamst, habe ich dich geheiligt: zum Propheten an die Nationen habe ich dich bestellt.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Antes que te formase en el vientre te conocí, y antes que salieses de la matriz te santifiqué, te dí por profeta á las gentes.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Antes que te formasse no ventre eu te conheci, e antes que saísses do útero eu te santifiquei, te dei por profeta às nações.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
"Antes que Eu te formasse no ventre, Eu te escolhi; antes que tu saísses do ventre, Eu te separei; Eu te fiz um profeta para as nações".
📖 Jeremiah 1:5 in Context
3It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
4Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
5Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
6Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
7But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
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