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Jeremiah stands alone on a windswept hillside as sunlight breaks through storm clouds; no divine figure appears.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

Jeremiah 1:4-8

Called before his birth

The Call and the Visions · Jeremiah 1

Story guide: God calls Jeremiah to speak to the nations, and the young prophet hesitates.

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4The word of Yahweh came to me:

5“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you; before you were born, I consecrated you; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

6Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! I do not know how to speak, for I am a youth.”

7But Yahweh said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’ for you must go to everyone to whom I send you and speak everything I command you.

8Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares Yahweh.

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