Jeremiah 1

KJVThe words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

GIGAKJVThe words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.

KJVTo 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.

GIGAKJVThe word of the Lord came to him in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.

KJVIt 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.

GIGAKJVIt came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, to the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, to the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.

KJVThen the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

GIGAKJVThen the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

KJVBefore 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.

GIGAKJVBefore I formed you in the womb I knew you. And before you came out of the womb I sanctified you, and I appointed you a prophet to the nations.

KJVThen said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

GIGAKJVThen I said, Ah, Lord God! I cannot speak. For I am a child.

KJVBut 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.

GIGAKJVBut the Lord said to me, Do not say, I am a child. For you shall go to all that I send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.

KJVBe not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.

GIGAKJVDo not be afraid of their faces. For I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord.

KJVThen 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.

GIGAKJVThen the Lord put out his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me, I have put my words in your mouth.

KJVSee, 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.

GIGAKJVI have this day set you 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.

KJVMoreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.

GIGAKJVAlso the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what do you see? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.

KJVThen said the Lord unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

GIGAKJVThen the Lord said to me, You have well seen. For I am watching over my word to make it happen.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd the word of the Lord came to me the second time, saying, What do you see? And I said, I see a boiling pot, and its face is toward the north.

KJVThen the Lord said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

GIGAKJVThen the Lord said to me, Out of the north an evil shall burst out on all the people of the land.

KJVFor, 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.

GIGAKJVFor I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, says 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 its walls all around, and against all the cities of Judah.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd I will speak my judgments against them concerning all their evil, who have abandoned me, and have burned incense to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands.

KJVThou 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.

GIGAKJVSo tighten your belt, get up, and speak to them all that I command you. Do not be terrified at their faces, or else I will shame you before them.

KJVFor, 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.

GIGAKJVFor I have made you this day a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land.

KJVAnd they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.

GIGAKJVAnd they shall fight against you, but they shall not overcome you. For I am with you, says the Lord, to deliver you.