1 The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.
2 The word of the Lord, which came to him in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign,
3 and which came to him in the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, even until the completion of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, even until the transmigration of Jerusalem in the fifth month.
4 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
5 “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. And before you went forth from the womb, I sanctified you. And I made you a prophet to the nations.”
6 And I said: “Alas, alas, alas, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am a boy.”
7 And the Lord said to me: “Do not choose to say, ‘I am a boy.’ For you shall go forth to everyone to whom I will send you. And you shall speak all that I will command you.
8 You should not be afraid before their face. For I am with you, so that I may deliver you,” says the Lord.
9 And the Lord put forth his hand, and he touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me: “Behold, I have placed my words in your mouth.
10 Behold, today I have appointed you over nations and over kingdoms, so that you may root up, and pull down, and destroy, and scatter, and so that you may build and plant.”
11 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “I see a staff, keeping watch.”
12 And the Lord said to me: “You have seen well. For I will keep watch over my word, so that I may accomplish it.”
13 And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a cooking pot upon a fire, and its face is before the face of the north.”
14 And the Lord said to me: “From the north, an evil will spread over all the inhabitants of the earth.
15 For behold, I will call together all the close associates of the kingdoms of the north, says the Lord. And they will arrive, and each one of them will place his throne at the entrance to the gates of Jerusalem, and over all its surrounding walls, and over all the cities of Judah.
16 And I will speak my judgments with them, concerning all the wickedness of those who have forsaken me, and who have offered libations to strange gods, and who have adored the work of their own hands.
17 Therefore, you should gird your waist, and rise up, and speak to them everything that I instruct you. You should not have dread before their face. For I will cause you to be unafraid of their countenance.
18 For certainly, this day, I have made you like a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and a brass wall, over all the land, to the kings of Judah, to its leaders, and to the priests, and to the people of the land.
19 And they will make war against you, but they will not prevail. For I am with you, says the Lord, so that I may free you.”
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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