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Jeremiah 1:5 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Jeremiah 1:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Jeremiah 1:512 words
HebrewMeaning
בְּ/טֶ֨רֶםbəṭerem
beforepronH2962
ere · not yet
אצור/ךʾṣwrk
fashionverbH3335
earthen · form · frame · make ···
אֶצָּרְ/ךָ֤ʾeṣārəkā
fashionverbH3335
earthen · form · frame · make ···
בַ/בֶּ֨טֶן֙babeṭen
in the bellypronH990
body · as they be born · within · womb
יְדַעְתִּ֔י/ךָyədaʿətiykā
I knew youverbH3045
acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···
וּ/בְ/טֶ֛רֶםwbəṭerem
and beforeconjH2962
ere · not yet
תֵּצֵ֥אtēṣēʾ
you came forthverbH3318
after · assuredly · bear out · begotten ···
מֵ/רֶ֖חֶםmēreḥem
from the wombpronH7358
womb
הִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֑י/ךָhiqədašətiykā
I set apart youverbH6942
bid · consecrate · dedicate · defile ···
נָבִ֥יאnābiyʾ
a prophetnounH5030
that prophesy · prophet
לַ/גּוֹיִ֖םlagwōyim
to the nationspronH1471
heathen · nation · people
נְתַתִּֽי/ךָnətatiykā
I appointed youverbH5414
apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Amara OseiNote1mo ago
Before I Formed You in the Womb
God tells Jeremiah: before you were formed in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I set you apart. I appointed you as a prophet. Jeremiah is being told that his very existence is not accidenta...
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