Cross references

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

Jeremiah 1:5 has 19 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 18 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Psalm 139:16 (138 votes) and Isaiah 49:1 (120 votes). 25 other verses point back to it. It links with 15 other books, from Exodus 33 to Hebrews 10.

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Which verses does Jeremiah 1:5 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Psalm 139:16138 votes

    Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.

  2. Isaiah 49:1120 votes

    Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.

  3. But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,

  4. For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth. I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.

  5. Romans 8:2979 votes

    For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.

  6. Isaiah 49:560 votes

    And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him—for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, and My God is My strength—

  7. Isaiah 44:252 votes

    This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.

  8. Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.” A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use. …

  9. Luke 1:4131 votes

    When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

  10. Luke 1:7629 votes

    And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,

  11. Exodus 33:1725 votes
  12. Luke 1:1521 votes
  13. Exodus 33:1220 votes
  14. See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”

  15. Romans 1:116 votes

Which verses point to Jeremiah 1:5?

The 10 strongest of 25.