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Jeremiah 1:1 (CEV)

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¹ My name is Jeremiah. I am a priest, and my father Hilkiah and everyone else in my family are from Anathoth in the territory of the Benjamin tribe. This book contains the things that the LORD told me to say.

Definition(s):
Anathoth (An-a-thoth): or Anath, answer; song; poverty
Benjamin (Ben-jam-inn): son of the right hand
Hilkiah (Hill-kye-a): God is my portion