Before I formed thee in the belly] Heb. moulded thee. Or, framed thee, as a potter doth an earthen vessell. Gen. 3. 7, 8. Isaiah 64:8. See Job 10 9. & 31. 15. Psalms 119:79. & 139. 15, 16. I knew thee] I tooke speciall notice of thee, as of one to be thus employed. Exodus 33:12; Exodus 33:17. Romans 8:29. thereby intimating, that God appointeth his Ministers to their offices, even before they be born. Isaiah 49:1; Isaiah 49:5. Galatians 1:15-16. I sanctified thee] Appointed thee, set thee apart for this service. as Isaiah 13:3. Chap. 12. 3. & 51. 27, 28. I ordained thee a prophet] Heb. gave thee: assigned thee so to be as Isaiah 49:6. unto the nations] Not the Jews onely. See Chap. 25. and 46-51.