Jeremiah 1:5

English Standard Version

5 “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.” (Isa 44:2; Isa 49:6; Jer 25:15; Joh 10:36) 

New International Version

5 ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew[1] you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.’ 

New International Reader’s Version

5 ‘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.’ 

King James Version

5 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. 

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