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Where is “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you” in the Bible?
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you” is Jeremiah 1:5. God says it to Jeremiah when he calls him to be a prophet.
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It is Jeremiah 1:5.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
God says it to Jeremiah when he calls him to be a prophet.
The verse
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you came out of the womb I set you apart; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
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What it means there
Jeremiah answers that he is too young to speak (Jeremiah 1:6). God’s point is that the choice was made before Jeremiah was born, so his age does not matter.
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Where is “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you” in the Bible?
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you” is Jeremiah 1:5. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. God says it to Jeremiah when he calls him to be a prophet.
Is “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you” in the Bible?
Yes. It is Jeremiah 1:5. In the Lumin Translation, Jeremiah 1:5 reads: ““Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you came out of the womb I set you apart; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.””
Who said “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you”?
God says it to Jeremiah when he calls him to be a prophet.
What does “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you” mean in the Bible?
Jeremiah answers that he is too young to speak (Jeremiah 1:6). God’s point is that the choice was made before Jeremiah was born, so his age does not matter.
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