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Jeremiah 1:4-5 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
 “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.”

Jeremiah 2:22 "Though you wash yourself with lye and use much soap,
the stain of your guilt is still before me,
declares the Lord God."

Jeremiah 3:25 "Let us lie down in our shame, and let our dishonor cover us. For we have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day, and we have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.”