Berean Standard Bible
““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.””
Jeremiah 1 tells how God called Jeremiah, a young man from a priestly family in Anathoth, around 627 BC during the reign of King Josiah. He would prophesy for about forty years, through the fall of Jerusalem to Babylon.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
“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.”
World English Bible (WEB)
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Antes que te formase en el vientre te conocí, y antes que salieses de la matriz te santifiqué, te dí por profeta á las gentes.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Yo había determinado tu futuro desde que te estabas formando en el vientre de tu madre; antes que nacieras te escogí y te consagré como vocero mío ante el mundo.
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