Pentecost Season · Proper 16 · Year C
Jeremiah 1:4-10
The Call of Jeremiah
August 27, 2028
Overview & Insights
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you." (Jeremiah 1:5)
The Lord calls Jeremiah, telling him he was known and set apart as a prophet before birth. When Jeremiah protests that he is only a youth, God touches his mouth and appoints him over nations to pluck up and to build.
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Commentary
Commentary on Jeremiah 1:4-10 Working Preacher
Treats Jeremiah's call as a paradigm for the church's own proclamation.
Jeremiah 1:4-10 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Sets the call within the turbulent decades leading to exile.
Jeremiah 1 Bible Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse notes on the prophet's call and commissioning.
Jeremiah 1:4 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentary on the opening call narrative.
Jeremiah 1 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight
Detailed verse notes on the prophet's youth and appointment.
Jeremiah 1:4 Interlinear BibleHub
Shows the underlying Hebrew of the call narrative word by word.
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