Jeremiah

Jeremiah 1:4–5

⁴The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

⁵“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.”

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The word	דְבַר־	ḏə·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
came	וַיְהִ֥י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to me	אֵלַ֥י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
saying	לֵאמֹֽר׃	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Before	בְּטֶ֨רֶם	bə·ṭe·rem	Preposition-b; Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
I formed	אֶצּוֹרְךָ	ʾɛṣ·ṣō·rə·ḵå̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H3335 form, fashion
you in the womb	בַבֶּ֙טֶן֙	ḇab·be·ṭen	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H990 belly, body, womb
I knew you	יְדַעְתִּ֔יךָ	yə·ḏa‘·tî·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H3045 know
and before	וּבְטֶ֛רֶם	ū·ḇə·ṭe·rem	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
you were born	תֵּצֵ֥א	tê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
I set you apart	הִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֑יךָ	hiq·daš·tî·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
appointed you	נְתַתִּֽיךָ׃	nə·ṯat·tî·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
as a prophet	נָבִ֥יא	nā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
to the nations	לַגּוֹיִ֖ם	lag·gō·w·yim	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 1:4 Ezekiel 3:16 · Ezekiel 1:3 · Jeremiah 1:2

Jeremiah 1:5 Psalm 139:16 · Isaiah 49:1 · Galatians 1:15–16 · Psalm 71:5–6 · Romans 8:29 · Isaiah 49:5 · Isaiah 44:2 · 2 Timothy 2:19–21 · Luke 1:41 · Luke 1:76 · Exodus 33:17 · Luke 1:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.