Jeremiah 1:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordaineda thee a prophet unto the nations. ”

Jeremiah 1:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Rather, “Before I formed thee in the belly.” I approved of thee (as one fit for the prophetic office),” and before thou camest forth from the womb” I made thee holy (dedicated thee to holy uses); I...
Jeremiah 1:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Before I (g) formed thee in the womb I knew thee; and before thou wast born I sanctified thee, [and] I ordained thee a prophet to the (h) nations. (g) The scripture uses this manner of speech to dec...
Jeremiah 1:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophet's Call. The account of this should be compared with similar accounts of the calls of other prophets (see Isaiah 6, Ezekiel 1:1 to Ezekiel 3:3 ; Amos 7:12 ff.) and the characteristi...
Jeremiah 1:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

I knew. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), for choosing. Reference to Pentateuch ( Exodus 33:12 ; Exodus 33:17 ). App-92. sanctified thee . set thee apart, or, hallowed thee. See not...
Jeremiah 1:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Here Jeremiah explains more fully what he had already mentioned that he had been called from above, for otherwise he would have presumptuously obtruded himself: for no one, as the Apostle says,...
Jeremiah 1:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Before I formed thee - I had destined...
Jeremiah 1:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Before I formed thee, &c.— See Isaiah 49:1-5 . We have examples of a similar designation with that mentioned in the text, in St. John the Baptist, and St. Paul.
Jeremiah 1:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Knew thee - approved of thee as...
Jeremiah 1:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Call of Jeremiah (13th year of Josiah). First Prophecy 1-3. See Introduction.
Jeremiah 1:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I knew thee. — With the force which the word often has in Hebrew, as implying. not foreknowledge only, but choice and approval ( Psalms 1:6 ; Psalms 37:18 ; Amos 3:2 ). I sanctified thee. — i...
Jeremiah 1:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER I THE CALL AND CONSECRATION IN the foregoing pages we have considered the principal events in the life of the prophet Jeremiah, by way of introduction to the more detailed study of his wr...
Jeremiah 1:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Courage Promised to a Fearful Messenger Jeremiah 1:1-19 God has a distinct purpose for each life, and our one aim should be to discover and work out His plan. See Psalms 139:16 ; Galatians 1:...
Jeremiah 1:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The first three verses constitute a title page naming the author and giving the dates of the period during which he exercised his ministry. The Book opens with the account of Jeremiah's call, and at...
Jeremiah 1:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I have often read this Chapter with particular pleasure, and marked with much emphasis what is contained in these verses: for in them we find the most decisive testimony, to that distinguishing attri...
Jeremiah 1:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee ,.... Not merely by his omniscience, so he knows all men before their conception and birth; but with such a knowledge as had special love and affection...
Jeremiah 1:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 5. Before I formed thee in the...
Jeremiah 1:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then the word of the Lord came unto me With a satisfying assurance to himself, that it was the word of the Lord, and not a delusion. Before I formed thee in the belly That is, the womb. Having sp...
Jeremiah 1:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah's Call to the Prophetic Office. B. C. 629. 4 Then the word of the L ORD came...
Jeremiah 1:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Before I formed thee in the belly, i.e. womb, Isaiah 46:3 . Having spoken before of the time of his call, Jeremiah 1:4 , he now speaks of the manner of it. I knew thee, i.e. approved and ap...
Jeremiah 1:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah Learns That He Was Chosen From Birth To Be A Prophet To The Nations ( Jeremiah 1:4-5 ). When the ‘word of YHWH' first came to Jeremiah God informed him that he had been chosen even before...
Jeremiah 1:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology. Jeremiah 1:1-3 , penned cir. B.C. 578; Jeremiah 1:4 , sq. B.C. 629. But the recently discovered Assyrian chronology would make the date of the...
Jeremiah 1:5 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 1:1-13 I. ( Jeremiah 1:4 ). The two great blessings of election and mediation are here distinctly taught. God did not speak to the nations directly, but mediationally. He created a mini...
Jeremiah 1:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Jeremiah 1:1-3 . The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: to whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king...
Jeremiah 1:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 1:5 . Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee. In the creation God knew the nature and designations of every creature, whether of plants, or of living beings. He assigned laws and a...
Jeremiah 1:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee. Seven points in Jeremiah’s life and call:-- 1. God knowing him. “I knew thee.” 2. God sanctifying him. “I sanctified thee.” 3. God ordaining...
Jeremiah 1:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION AN ACCOUNT OF THE CALL AND CONSECRATION OF JEREMIAH TO THE PROPHETIC OFFICE , FOLLOWED BY TWO EXPRESSIVE SYMBOLS OF THE MATTERS WHICH HE...
Jeremiah 1:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Call and Commission of the Prophet
Jeremiah 1:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Timothy 2:19-21 ; Ephesians 1:22 ; Ephesians 4:11 ; Ephesians 4:12 ; Exodus 33:12 ; Exodus 33:17 ; Galatians 1:15 ; Galatians 1:16 ; Isaiah 49:1 ; Isaiah 49:5 ; Luke 1:15 ; Luke 1:41 ;...
Jeremiah 1:5 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Jeremiah, the Wailing Prophet Jeremiah 1:1-10 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The ten tribes of Israel had passed into captivity before God called Jeremiah. Judah was following hard in the path of her sist...
Jeremiah 1:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

I sanctified — I ordained thee for this public service. He speaks thus to Jeremiah, not to the other prophets, because he stood in need of greater encouragement than they, both in respect of the te...

Jeremiah 1:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 1:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Jeremiah 1:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 1:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 1:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 1:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 1:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 1:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 1:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 1:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 1:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 1:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jeremiah 1:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 1:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 1:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 1:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 1:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 1:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 1:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 1:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 1:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 1:5 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 1:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Jeremiah 1:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 1:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Jeremiah 1:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 1:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 1:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 1:5 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Jeremiah 1:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes