Jeremiah 1:5

The Call Of Jeremiah

⁴ The word of the Lord came to me: ⁵ I chose you before I formed you in the womb;
I set you apart before you were born.
I appointed you a prophet to the nations. ⁶ But I protested, “Oh no, Lord, God! Look, I don’t know how to speak since I am only a youth.”

Formed You in the Womb

Isaiah 49:1

Coastlands, listen to me;
distant peoples, pay attention.
The Lord called me before I was born.
He named me while I was in my mother’s womb.

Psalm 71:5-6

For You are my hope, Lord God,
my confidence from my youth.

Psalm 139:16

Your eyes saw me when I was formless;
all my days were written in Your book and planned
before a single one of them began.

Isaiah 49:5

And now, says the Lord,
who formed me from the womb to be His Servant,
to bring Jacob back to Him
so that Israel might be gathered to Him;
for I am honored in the sight of the Lord,
and my God is my strength—

Jeremiah 25:15-26

This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take this cup of the wine of wrath from My hand and make all the nations I am sending you to, drink from it.

Luke 1:15

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord
and will never drink wine or beer.
He will be filled with the Holy Spirit
while still in his mother’s womb.

Luke 1:41

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped inside her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Romans 8:29

For those He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.

Exodus 33:12

Moses said to the Lord, “Look, You have told me, ‘Lead this people up,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. You said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found favor in My sight.’

Exodus 33:17

The Lord answered Moses, “I will do this very thing you have asked, for you have found favor in My sight, and I know you by name.”

Isaiah 44:2

This is the word of the Lord
your Maker who formed you from the womb;
He will help you:
Do not fear; Jacob is My servant;
I have chosen Jeshurun.

Jeremiah 1:10

See, I have appointed you today
over nations and kingdoms
to uproot and tear down,
to destroy and demolish,
to build and plant.

Jeremiah 50:34

Their Redeemer is strong;
Yahweh of Hosts is His name.
He will fervently plead their case
so that He might bring rest to the earth
but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.

Luke 1:76

And child, you will be called
a prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before the Lord
to prepare His ways,

Romans 1:1

Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle and singled out for God’s good news—

Galatians 1:15-16

But when God, who from my birth set me apart and called me by His grace, was pleased

Ephesians 1:22

And He put everything under His feet and appointed Him as head over everything for the church,

Ephesians 4:11-12

And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,

2 Timothy 2:19-21

Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, having this inscription:

The Lord knows those who are His, and
Everyone who names the name of the Lord
must turn away from unrighteousness.