Jeremiah 1:5

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; Luke 1:76; Psalms 71:5; Psalms 71:6; Romans 1:1; Romans 8:29

Related Commentaries of 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”...
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. (...
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 Ez...
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...
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...
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 t...
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 Bapt...
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Call of Jeremiah (13th year of Josiah). First Prophecy 1-3. See Introduction.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

I knew thee ] approved, selected thee: cp. Genesis 18:19 ; Psalms 1:6 ; Nahum 1:7 . Sanctified ] consecrated: cp. John Baptist ( Luke 1:15-17 )...
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 ; Psal...
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...
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 wor...
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...
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 mos...
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 s...
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 t...
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 form...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah's Call to the Prophetic Office. B. C. 629....
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...
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 Go...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah's Initial Call ( Jeremiah 1:4-10 ). YHWH's initial call assures Jeremiah that he had been chosen even before he was born, that he need no...
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 discover...
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 nati...
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 LO...
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 p...
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 sanctif...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION AN ACCOUNT OF THE CALL AND CONSECRATION OF JEREMIAH TO THE PROPHETIC OFFICE , FOLLOWED BY TWO EXPRESS...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Call and Commission of the Prophet
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee, before ever his conception had taken place, the Lord had destined him to be His prophet; and before...
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...
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...

⁵ 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.

Related Commentaries of Jeremiah 1:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Jeremiah 1:5