“ I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.”

“我未将你造在腹中，我已晓得你；你未出母胎，我已分别你为圣；我已派你作列国的先知。”

“我尚未将你造在母腹中，就已认识你；你未出母胎，我已将你分别为圣，派你作列国的先知。”

“我尚未将你造在母腹中，就已认识你；你未出母胎，我已将你分别为圣，派你作列国的先知。”

“我还没有使你在母腹中成形，就认识你；你还未出生，我已使你圣洁，立你做万国的先知。”

“我使你在母腹中成形以先，就认识你；你还未出母胎，我已把你分别为圣，立你作列国的先知。”

我未將你造在腹中，我已曉得你；你未出母胎，我已分別你為聖；我已派你作列國的先知。

「我尚未將你造在母腹中，就已認識你；你未出母胎，我已將你分別為聖，派你作列國的先知。」

「我尚未將你造在母腹中，就已認識你；你未出母胎，我已將你分別為聖，派你作列國的先知。」

「我還沒有使你在母腹中成形，就認識你；你還未出生，我已使你聖潔，立你做萬國的先知。」

“我使你在母腹中成形以先，就認識你；你還未出母胎，我已把你分別為聖，立你作列國的先知。”

『我未將你形成在你母腹中，就已認識了你；你未出母胎，我就將你分別為聖；派了你做列國的神言人。』

我未造爾於腹、我已識爾、爾未出胎、我已區別爾、立爾為列邦之先知、

余未造爾於胎、我已知爾、爾未生於世、我俾爾為執事、立爾為先知、訓迪列邦。

我未造爾於胎、我已知爾、爾未出母腹、我已區別爾、立爾為列邦之先知、

“ Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

“ Before I formed you in your mother’s body I chose you. Before you were born I set you apart to serve me. I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.”

“ Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

I chose you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart before you were born. I appointed you a prophet to the nations.

“ Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

“ Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.

I chose you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart before you were born. I appointed you a prophet to the nations.

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee,[ and] I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

“ Before I formed you in your mother’s womb I chose you. Before you were born I set you apart. I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.”

“ Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

Listen to me, all you in distant lands! Pay attention, you who are far away! The Lord called me before my birth; from within the womb he called me by name.

You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.

But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased himto reveal his Son to me so that I would proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles. When this happened, I did not rush out to consult with any human being.

O Lord, you alone are my hope. I’ve trusted you, O Lord, from childhood.Yes, you have been with me from birth; from my mother’s womb you have cared for me. No wonder I am always praising you!

For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

And now the Lord speaks— the one who formed me in my mother’s womb to be his servant, who commissioned me to bring Israel back to him. The Lord has honored me, and my God has given me strength.

But God’s truth stands firm like a foundation stone with this inscription:“ The Lord knows those who are his,” and“ All who belong to the Lord must turn away from evil.”In a wealthy home some utensils are made of gold and silver, and some are made of wood and clay. The expensive utensils are used for special occasions, and the cheap ones are for everyday use.If you keep yourself pure, you will be a special utensil for honorable use. Your life will be clean, and you will be ready for the Master to use you for every good work.

The Lord who made you and helps you says: Do not be afraid, O Jacob, my servant, O dear Israel, my chosen one.

“ And you, my little son, will be called the prophet of the Most High, because you will prepare the way for the Lord.

At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Today I appoint you to stand up against nations and kingdoms. Some you must uproot and tear down, destroy and overthrow. Others you must build up and plant.”

The Lord replied to Moses,“ I will indeed do what you have asked, for I look favorably on you, and I know you by name.”

One day Moses said to the Lord,“ You have been telling me,‘ Take these people up to the Promised Land.’ But you haven’t told me whom you will send with me. You have told me,‘ I know you by name, and I look favorably on you.’

for he will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He must never touch wine or other alcoholic drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.

This letter is from Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach his Good News.

Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.

God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church.

But the one who redeems them is strong. His name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. He will defend them and give them rest again in Israel. But for the people of Babylon there will be no rest!

This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, said to me:“ Take from my hand this cup filled to the brim with my anger, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it.When they drink from it, they will stagger, crazed by the warfare I will send against them.”So I took the cup of anger from the Lord and made all the nations drink from it— every nation to which the Lord sent me.I went to Jerusalem and the other towns of Judah, and their kings and officials drank from the cup. From that day until this, they have been a desolate ruin, an object of horror, contempt, and cursing.I gave the cup to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, his attendants, his officials, and all his people,along with all the foreigners living in that land. I also gave it to all the kings of the land of Uz and the kings of the Philistine cities of Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and what remains of Ashdod.Then I gave the cup to the nations of Edom, Moab, and Ammon,and the kings of Tyre and Sidon, and the kings of the regions across the sea.I gave it to Dedan, Tema, and Buz, and to the people who live in distant places.I gave it to the kings of Arabia, the kings of the nomadic tribes of the desert,and to the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media.And I gave it to the kings of the northern countries, far and near, one after the other— all the kingdoms of the world. And finally, the king of Babylon himself drank from the cup of the Lord’s anger.