Jeremiah 1
Open in the reader1These are the words of He-Who-Is-Will-Rise son of My-Portion-Is-He-Who-Is, one of the priests in Answers in the territory of Son-of-the-Right-Hand.
2The word of He-Who-Is came to He-Who-Is-Will-Rise in the thirteenth year of the reign of He-Who-Is-Establishes son of Faithful king of Praised,
3and through the days of He-Who-Is-Raises-Up son of He-Who-Is-Establishes king of Praised, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of He-Who-Is-Righteousness son of He-Who-Is-Establishes king of Praised, when the people of Foundation-of-Peace went into exile.
4The word of He-Who-Is came to me, saying:
5“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
6“Ah, Lord He-Who-Is,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”
7But He-Who-Is told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.
8Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares He-Who-Is.
9Then He-Who-Is reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
10See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
11And the word of He-Who-Is came to me, asking, “He-Who-Is-Will-Rise, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.
12“You have observed correctly,” said He-Who-Is, “for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.”
13Again the word of He-Who-Is came to me, asking, “What do you see?” “I see a boiling pot,” I replied, “and it is tilting toward us from the north.”
14Then He-Who-Is said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.
15For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares He-Who-Is. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Foundation-of-Peace. They will attack all her surrounding walls and all the other cities of Praised.
16I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me, and they have burned incense to other gods and worshiped the works of their own hands.
17Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.
18Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Praised, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.
19They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares He-Who-Is.