Jeremiah 1

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 The words of Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, of a priestly family in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin.	1 The words of Jeremias the son of Helcias, of the priests that were in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin.
2 The word of the LORD first came to him in the days of Josiah, son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign,	2 The word of the Lord which came to him in the days of Josias the son of Amon king of Juda, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
3 and continued through the reign of Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah, and until the downfall and exile of Jerusalem in the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, son of Josiah, king of Judah.	3 And which came to him in the days of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, unto the end of the eleventh year of Sedecias the son of Josias king of Juda, even unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive, in the fifth month.
4 The word of the LORD came to me thus:	4 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
5 Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you.	5 Before I formed thee in the bowels of thy mother, I knew thee: and before thou camest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee, and made thee a prophet unto the nations.
6 "Ah, Lord GOD!" I said, "I know not how to speak; I am too young."	6 And I said: Ah, ah, ah, Lord God: behold, I cannot speak, for I am a child.
7 But the LORD answered me, Say not, "I am too young." To whomever I send you, you shall go; whatever I command you, you shall speak.	7 And the Lord said to me: Say not: I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee: and whatsoever I shall command thee, thou shalt speak.
8 Have no fear before them, because I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD.	8 Be not afraid at their presence: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
9 Then the LORD extended his hand and touched my mouth, saying, See, I place my words in your mouth!	9 And the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth: and the Lord said to me: Behold I have given my words in thy mouth:
10 This day I set you over nations and over kingdoms, To root up and to tear down, to destroy and to demolish, to build and to plant.	10 Lo, I have set thee this day over the nations, and over the kingdoms, to root up, and pull down, and to waste, and to destroy, and to build, and to plant.
11 The word of the LORD came to me with the question: What do you see, Jeremiah? "I see a branch of the watching-tree," I replied.	11 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: What seest thou, Jeremias? And I said: I see a rod watching.
12 Then the LORD said to me: Well have you seen, for I am watching to fulfill my word.	12 And the Lord said to me: Thou hast seen well: for I will watch over my word to perform it.
13 A second time the word of the LORD came to me with the question: What do you see? "I see a boiling cauldron," I replied, "that appears from the north."	13 And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying: What seest thou? I see a boiling caldron, and the face thereof from the face of the north.
14 And from the north, said the LORD to me, evil will boil over upon all who dwell in the land.	14 And the Lord said to me: from the north shall an evil break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
15 Lo, I am summoning all the kingdoms of the north, says the LORD; Each king shall come and set up his throne at the gateways of Jerusalem, Opposite her walls all around and opposite all the cities of Judah.	15 For behold I will call together all the families of the kingdoms of the north: saith the Lord: and they shall come, and shall set every one his throne in the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and upon all the walls thereof round about, and upon all the cities of Juda,
16 I will pronounce my sentence against them for all their wickedness in forsaking me, And in burning incense to strange gods and adoring their own handiwork.	16 And I will pronounce my judgements against them, touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have sacrificed to strange gods, and have adored the work of their own hands.
17 But do you gird your loins; stand up and tell them all that I command you. Be not crushed on their account, as though I would leave you crushed before them;	17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak to them all that I command thee. Be not afraid at their presence : for I will make thee not to fear their countenance.
18 For it is I this day who have made you a fortified city, A pillar of iron, a wall of brass, against the whole land: Against Judah's kings and princes, against its priests and people.	18 For behold I have made thee this day a fortified city, and a pillar of iron, and a wall of brass, over all the land, to the kings of Juda, to the princes thereof, and to the priests, and to the people of the land.
19 They will fight against you, but not prevail over you, for I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD.	19 And they shall fight against thee, and shall not prevail: for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.