| Jeremiah 1:5
| Before I formed thee in the bowels of thy mother, I knew thee: and before thou camest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee, and made thee a prophet unto the nations.
| Knew, with affection, and designed thee for this office from eternity. Many think (Calmet) that Jeremias was purified from original sin before his birth. (St. Augustine) --- He had this privilege, and was also a priest, prophet, virgin, and martyr. (Worthington) --- Yet to sanctify, often means only to set aside, Exodus 13:2., and Ecclesiasticus 49:9. --- Nations, whose overthrow he points out, Jeremias 25:27, 44, etc. (Calmet)
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