1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that [were] in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
2 To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
3 It 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.
4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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.
6 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I [am] a child.
7 But 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.
8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I [am] with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
9 Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
10 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, to build, and to plant.
11 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
12 Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
13 And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof [is] toward the north.
14 Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
15 For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
16 And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
18 For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.
19 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I [am] with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
Versículos relacionados com Jeremiah, 1:
Jeremiah 1 presents the call of Jeremiah to be a prophet of the Lord, as well as some visions and words of encouragement that God gives him. Below are five verses that relate to the topics covered in this chapter:
Isaiah 6:8: "Then I heard the voice of the Lord, calling on," Who will I send? Who will go for us? "And I answered," Here I am. Send me! "" This verse shows the willingness of a servant of God to follow his will, even without knowing exactly what awaits him. This attitude is similar to Jeremiah when he responds to the Lord's call.
Exodus 4:10-12: "Moses answered to the Lord, Ah, Lord! I was never eloquent, in the past or now that you spoke to your servant. I have no ease of word or diction, because I am heavy with mouth and tongue. "The Lord," Who gave a mouth to the man? Who made him deaf or dumb? Who gives him a view or makes him blind? It's not me, the Lord? Now, go; I will be with your mouth and teach you that you will speak. " Moses, like Jeremiah, initially reluctant to accept God's call due to his own insecurities and limitations. But God promises to be with him and enable him to do his will.
Jeremiah 29:11: "For I am the one who I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord, "plans to make them prosper and not to harm them, plans to give them hope and a future." This verse shows that God has a plan for one's life, just as He had a specific plan for Jeremiah. This promise of God is a source of encouragement for all who seek to fulfill the divine purpose in their lives.
Acts 26:16: "Get up! Put you! I appeared to you to choose you as a servant and as a witness to what you saw from me and what I will show you." In this verse, Paul reports his own call to be an apostle and how God chose him and enabled him to be a testimony of his grace. Like Paul and Jeremiah, God calls his servants to be his witnesses before the world.
2 Timothy 1:7: "For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power, love and balance." This verse emphasizes that although we may feel intimidated or fearful in fulfilling God's will, He has given us the spirit of power and love to overcome these difficulties. It is a reminder that, like Jeremiah, we can trust God to enable us and strengthen ourselves in our mission.
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