Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 1

65 catchwords517 parallels

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Jeremiah 1 . 1 , The time , Jeremiah 1 . 4 , and the calling of Jeremiah; Jeremiah 1 . 11 , His prophetical visions of an almond rod and a seething pot; Jeremiah 1 . 15 , His heavy message against Judah; Jeremiah 1 . 17 , God encourages him with his promise of assistance.

Jeremiah 1:1

These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.

Jeremiah 1:1 · BSB

words5 parallels

of the priests1 parallel

in Anathoth5 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

Jeremiah 1:2

The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,

Jeremiah 1:2 · BSB

the word6 parallels

in the days6 parallels

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Jeremiah 1:3

and through the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.

Jeremiah 1:3 · BSB

It came also6 parallels

unto the end8 parallels

in the fifth5 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Jeremiah 1:4

The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

Jeremiah 1:4 · BSB

the word3 parallels

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Jeremiah 1:5

“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.”

Jeremiah 1:5 · BSB

Before I7 parallels

I knew4 parallels

and before3 parallels

and I ordained3 parallels

Heb. and I gave

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Jeremiah 1:6

"Ah, Lord GOD," I said, "I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!"

Jeremiah 1:6 · BSB

Lord3 parallels

I cannot5 parallels

for I am1 parallel

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Jeremiah 1:7

But the LORD 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.

Jeremiah 1:7 · BSB

for thou shalt15 parallels

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Jeremiah 1:8

Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you," declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 1:8 · BSB

not afraid13 parallels

for I am19 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Jeremiah 1:9

Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: "Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.

Jeremiah 1:9 · BSB

and touched7 parallels

Behold7 parallels

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Jeremiah 1:10

See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant."

Jeremiah 1:10 · BSB

I have6 parallels

to root out9 parallels

to build8 parallels

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Jeremiah 1:11

And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.

Jeremiah 1:11 · BSB

what seest thou4 parallels

I see a rod2 parallels

Reciprocal12 parallels

Jeremiah 1:12

“You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, “for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.”

Jeremiah 1:12 · BSB

Thou hast4 parallels

I will8 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Jeremiah 1:13

Again the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “What do you see?” “I see a boiling pot,” I replied, “and it is tilting toward us from the north.”

Jeremiah 1:13 · BSB

the second time3 parallels

I see3 parallels

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toward the north Heb. from the face of the north

Jeremiah 1:14

Then the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.

Jeremiah 1:14 · BSB

Out of10 parallels

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break forth Heb. be opened

Jeremiah 1:15

For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all her surrounding walls and all the other cities of Judah.

Jeremiah 1:15 · BSB

I will call8 parallels

and they3 parallels

and against7 parallels

Reciprocal9 parallels

Jeremiah 1:16

I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own hands.

Jeremiah 1:16 · BSB

And I8 parallels

who have13 parallels

and have7 parallels

worshipped9 parallels

Reciprocal4 parallels

Jeremiah 1:17

Get 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.

Jeremiah 1:17 · BSB

gird up6 parallels

and speak8 parallels

be not6 parallels

confound thee3 parallels

or , break thee to pieces

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Jeremiah 1:18

Now 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 Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.

Jeremiah 1:18 · BSB

I have8 parallels

against10 parallels

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Jeremiah 1:19

They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you," declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 1:19 · BSB

And they8 parallels

for I am4 parallels

Reciprocal24 parallels

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web8 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Jeremiah 1:6 → Deuteronomy 18:18, Jeremiah 1:6 → Exodus 4:10, Jeremiah 1:6-9 → Deuteronomy 18:18, Jeremiah 1:6-9 → Exodus 4:10-12
Trajectories
Brazen Pillars - Jachin and Boaz (Stability and Strength), Moses (The Prophet Like Unto Me)
Chiasms
Shaped Jeremiah 1:11–19, Jeremiah 1:4–12
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