Jeremiah 1:4

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, Jer 1:2. The Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions read, "unto him".

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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…

Here is, I. Jeremiah's early designation to the work and office of a prophet, which God gives him notice of as a reason for his early application to that business (Jer 1:4, Jer 1:5): The word of the…

Jeremiah's call

The passage will fall into four sections.

(i) Jer 1:4-10. The prophet's call and its nature. (ii) Jer 1:11-12. The symbol of the almond tree, shewing that Jehovah is wakeful to…