1	The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
			2	To 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# .
			3	It 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.
			4	Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying# ,
			5	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. [ordained: Heb. gave]
			6	Then said# I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot# speak# : for I am a child.
			7	But 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# .
			8	Be not afraid# of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver# thee, saith# the LORD.
			9	Then 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.
			10	See# , 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# .
			11	Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying# , Jeremiah, what seest# thou? And I said# , I see# a rod of an almond tree.
			12	Then said# the LORD unto me, Thou hast well# seen# : for I will hasten# my word to perform# it.
			13	And 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. [toward...: Heb. from the face of the north]
			14	Then the LORD said# unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth# upon all the inhabitants# of the land. [shall...: Heb. shall be opened]
			15	For, 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.
			16	And 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.
			17	Thou 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. [confound: or, break to pieces]
			18	For, 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.
			19	And they shall fight# against thee; but they shall not prevail# against thee; for I am with thee, saith# the LORD, to deliver# thee.