Jeremiah 1:1

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“Words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, of the priests who <FI>are<Fi> in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 1:1 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 21:17And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,
  2. Joshua 21:18Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
  3. 1 Chronicles 6:60And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.
  4. 2 Chronicles 36:21So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD through Jeremiah.
  5. Ezra 2:23the men of Anathoth, 128;
  6. Isaiah 1:1This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
  7. Isaiah 2:1This is the message that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
  8. Jeremiah 11:21Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the people of Anathoth who are seeking your life and saying, “You must not prophesy in the name of the LORD, or you will die by our hand.”
  9. Jeremiah 30:1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
  10. Jeremiah 32:7Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’
  11. Jeremiah 37:12Jeremiah started to leave Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to claim his portion there among the people.
  12. Ezekiel 1:3the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar. And there the LORD’s hand was upon him.
  13. Amos 1:1These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.
  14. Amos 7:10Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words,

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