Jeremiah 1:4

The NET Bible®

The Lord said to me,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The word of the Lord came to me:

Hebrew Names Version
Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

King James Version
Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

English Standard Version
Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

New American Standard Bible
Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

New Century Version
The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

Amplified Bible
Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

World English Bible
Now the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Now the word of Yahweh came to me saying,

Berean Standard Bible
The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

Contemporary English Version
The Lord said:

Complete Jewish Bible
Here is the word of Adonai that came to me:

Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord 's message came to me:

George Lamsa Translation
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Good News Translation
The Lord said to me,

Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Literal Translation
Then the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The worde of the LORDE spake thus vnto me:

American Standard Version
Now the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Bible in Basic English
Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

King James Version (1611)
Then the word of the Lord came vnto me, saying,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The worde of the Lorde spake thus vnto me.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

English Revised Version
Now the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to me,

Update Bible Version
Now the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

New King James Version
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying:

New Living Translation
The Lord gave me this message:

New Life Bible
Now the Word of the Lord came to me saying,

New Revised Standard
Now the word of the Lord came to me saying,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So then, the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Revised Standard Version
Now the word of the LORD came to me saying,

Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the word of the LORD came to me saying,

Contextual Overview

⁴ The Lord said to me, 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." ⁶ I answered, "Oh, Lord God , I really do not know how to speak well enough for that, for I am too young." 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. ⁸ Do not be afraid of those to whom I send you, for I will be with you to protect you," says the Lord . 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. ¹⁰ Know for certain that I hereby give you the authority to announce to nations and kingdoms that they will be uprooted and torn down, destroyed and demolished, rebuilt and firmly planted."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the word: Jeremiah 1:2, Ezekiel 1:3, Ezekiel 3:16

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 16:1 - The word Jeremiah 17:16 - I have Hosea 1:1 - word

Cross-References

Genesis 1:10
God called the dry ground "land" and the gathered waters he called "seas." God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:12
The land produced vegetation—plants yielding seeds according to their kinds, and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:18
to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:25
God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the cattle according to their kinds, and all the creatures that creep along the ground according to their kinds. God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:31
God saw all that he had made—and it was very good! There was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day.

Ecclesiastes 2:13
I realized that wisdom is preferable to folly, just as light is preferable to darkness:

Ecclesiastes 11:7
Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for a person to see the sun.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Not in the days of Jehoiakim, but in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah, Jeremiah 1:2. The Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions read, "unto him".

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This history of Jeremiah’s call to his office formed a part of his first address to the people. He claimed to act by an external authority, and to speak not his own words but those of Yahweh; and this even when resisting the divine call (see Jeremiah 15:13; Jeremiah 20:7, Jeremiah 20:14-18).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 1:4. The word of the Lord came unto me — Then I first felt the inspiring influence of the Divine Spirit, not only revealing to me the subjects which he would have me to declare to the people, but also the words which I should use in these declarations.