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Jeremiah's Call Quiz

Test how well you remember the call of Jeremiah, from Jeremiah 1. Each question is answered directly from the passage, and the King James verse is shown with every answer. Complete the quiz to unlock a free 7-day prayer guide!

  1. Jeremiah came from the priests of which town?
    • Shiloh in Ephraim
    • Jericho
    • Bethlehem in Judah
    • Anathoth in the land of Benjamin
  2. When did God say he knew Jeremiah?
    • After he prayed in the temple
    • When he was twelve years old
    • When he became a priest
    • Before he was formed in the belly
  3. What did God ordain Jeremiah to be?
    • A high priest
    • A king over Judah
    • A prophet unto the nations
    • A judge of Israel
  4. What was Jeremiah's first answer to God?
    • Here am I; send me
    • Show me a sign first
    • I will go at once
    • I cannot speak: for I am a child
  5. What did God tell Jeremiah not to be afraid of?
    • Their faces
    • The dark
    • The wilderness
    • The king's army
  6. What did the LORD touch?
    • Jeremiah's eyes
    • Jeremiah's hands
    • Jeremiah's ears
    • Jeremiah's mouth
  7. What did God say he had put in Jeremiah's mouth?
    • A song
    • Honey
    • His words
    • A burning coal
  8. What was the first thing Jeremiah saw?
    • A ladder to heaven
    • A rod of an almond tree
    • A basket of figs
    • A burning bush
  9. Which way was the seething pot facing?
    • Toward the south
    • Toward the sea
    • Toward the north
    • Toward the east
  10. What did God promise about those who would fight against Jeremiah?
    • They would never find him
    • They shall not prevail against thee
    • They would all flee the land
    • They would become his friends

Jeremiah's Call Quiz Answers & Bible References

Every answer below, with the King James Bible verse it comes from — so you can look up each one for yourself.

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  1. Jeremiah came from the priests of which town?

    Anathoth in the land of Benjamin

    The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

    jeremiah 1:1 (KJV)
  2. When did God say he knew Jeremiah?

    Before he was formed in the belly

    Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

    jeremiah 1:5 (KJV)
  3. What did God ordain Jeremiah to be?

    A prophet unto the nations

    Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

    jeremiah 1:5 (KJV)
  4. What was Jeremiah's first answer to God?

    I cannot speak: for I am a child

    Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

    jeremiah 1:6 (KJV)
  5. What did God tell Jeremiah not to be afraid of?

    Their faces

    Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.

    jeremiah 1:8 (KJV)
  6. What did the LORD touch?

    Jeremiah's mouth

    Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

    jeremiah 1:9 (KJV)
  7. What did God say he had put in Jeremiah's mouth?

    His words

    Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

    jeremiah 1:9 (KJV)
  8. What was the first thing Jeremiah saw?

    A rod of an almond tree

    Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.

    jeremiah 1:11 (KJV)
  9. Which way was the seething pot facing?

    Toward the north

    And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.

    jeremiah 1:13 (KJV)
  10. What did God promise about those who would fight against Jeremiah?

    They shall not prevail against thee

    And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.

    jeremiah 1:19 (KJV)