Jeremiah 1:5 Meaning
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.
Context Explained
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.
4Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
5Before 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.
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.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Galatians 1:15
Paul speaks of being set apart from birth, similar to Jeremiah's calling.
Ephesians 1:4
God's foreknowledge and purpose in choosing individuals.
Psalm 139:13
God's intimate knowledge of us before birth.
Source: Jeremiah 1:5