1The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
2To 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.
3It 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.
4Kemudian datanglah firman TUHAN kepadaku, dengan berbunyi,
5Sebelum aku membentukmu dalam rahim aku sudah mengenalmu; dan sebelum kamu keluar dari rahim aku telah menguduskanmu, dan aku telah mentahbiskanmu sebagai nabi kepada bangsa-bangsa.
6Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
7But 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.
8Jangan takut akan wajah mereka: kerana aku berada bersamamu untuk melepaskanmu, firman TUHAN.
9Then 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.
10Lihatlah, aku telah pada hari ini menetapkan dirimu mengatasi bangsa-bangsa dan mengatasi kerajaan-kerajaan, untuk mencabut keluar, dan untuk meroboh, dan untuk membinasa, dan untuk melempar ke bawah, untuk membina, dan untuk menanam.
11Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
12Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
13And 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
14Then 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
15For, 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.
16And 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.
17Thou 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
18Sebab, lihatlah, aku telah menjadikanmu pada hari ini sebuah kota berkubu, dan tiang besi, dan dinding-dinding bras menentang seluruh negeri, menentang para raja Yehuda, menentang para penguasanya, menentang para imamnya, dan menentang rakyat negeri ini.
19And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.