Jeremiah 1 · Verse 4

Jeremiah 1:4

Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Jeremiah 1:4, King James Version

Jeremiah 1:4 in other translations

BSBThe word of the LORD came to me, saying:
WEBNow the LORD’s word came to me, saying,
ASVNow the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
YLTAnd there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
DARBYAnd the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
BBENow the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
WebsterThen the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

What does Jeremiah 1:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 1:4-10
4-10. Jeremiah's call to the prophetical office. unto me--other manuscripts read "to him"; but English Version probably represents the true Hebrew text; this inscription was doubtless made by Jeremiah himself.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 The word of the Lord came unto me - Then I first felt the inspiring influence of the Divine Spirit, not only revealing to me the subjects which he would have me to declare to the people, but also the words which I should use in these declarations.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 1:1-10

Jeremiah's call to the prophetic office. (Jr 1:1-10) A vision of an almond-tree and of a seething-pot, Divine protection is promised. (Jr 1:11-19) Verses 1-10 Jeremiah's early call to the work and office of a prophet is stated. He was to be a prophet, not to the Jews only, but to the neighbouring nations. He is still a prophet to the whole world, and it would be well if they would attend to these warnings. The Lord…

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Jeremiah 1:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand it cameH1961
דְבַר\־de.var-[the] word ofH1697
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֵלַ֥י'e.Laito meH413
לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 1:4

  • Ezekiel 3:16

    And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

  • Ezekiel 1:3

    The word of the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was there upon him.

  • Jeremiah 1:2

    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.

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the word.
2; Eze 1:3; 3:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Jeremiah 1:3

    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.

  • Jeremiah 1:4

    Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

  • Jeremiah 1:5

    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.

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Jeremiah 1:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Fué pues palabra de Jehová á mí, diciendo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et la parole de l’ Éternel vint à moi, disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und das Wort Jehovas geschah zu mir also:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et factum est verbum Domini ad me, dicens: