Jeremiah 1:5 ““Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born…”

Jeremiah 1:5

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

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.

Darby Translation

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I hallowed thee, I appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.

Young's Literal Translation

'Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.'

Bible in Basic English

Before you were formed in the body of your mother I had knowledge of you, and before your birth I made you holy; I have given you the work of being a prophet to the nations.

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Cross references

“Before I”

Isaiah 49:1 Isaiah 49:5 Luke 1:76 Psalm 71:5 Psalm 71:6 Galatians 1:15

Isaiah 49:1 · BSB

Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.

Isaiah 49:5 · BSB

And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him— for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, and My God is My strength—

Luke 1:76 · BSB

And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,

Psalm 71:5 · BSB

For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.

Psalm 71:6 · BSB

I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.

Galatians 1:15 · BSB

But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased

“I knew”

Romans 8:29 2 Timothy 2:19–21 Exodus 33:17 Exodus 33:12

Romans 8:29 · BSB

For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.

2 Timothy 2:19–21 · BSB

Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”

Exodus 33:17 · BSB

So the LORD said to Moses, “I will do this very thing you have asked, for you have found favor in My sight, and I know you by name.”

Exodus 33:12 · BSB

Then Moses said to the LORD, “Look, You have been telling me, ‘Lead this people up,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have found favor in My sight.’

“and before”

Luke 1:41 Luke 1:15 Romans 1:1

Luke 1:41 · BSB

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Luke 1:15 · BSB

for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.

Romans 1:1 · BSB

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—

“and I ordained”

Ephesians 1:22 Ephesians 4:11 Ephesians 4:12

Ephesians 1:22 · BSB

And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,

Ephesians 4:11 · BSB

And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

Ephesians 4:12 · BSB

to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,

Also

Psalm 139:16 Isaiah 44:2 Jeremiah 1:10 Jeremiah 50:34 Jeremiah 25:15–26

Psalm 139:16 · BSB

Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.

Isaiah 44:2 · BSB

This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.

Jeremiah 1:10 · BSB

See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”

Jeremiah 50:34 · BSB

Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of Hosts is His name. He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.

Jeremiah 25:15–26 · BSB

This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

6“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”

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