(Jer. 1:4–5) Jeremiah is told that God knew him before he was born; God had personal knowledge of the person of Jeremiah before the person Jeremiah was born. This indicates that Jeremiah was treated by God in a personal manner and as a personal being before birth. It is also significant that God “set apart” or sanctified Jeremiah before birth. Clearly God extends the sanctity principle to life in the womb.
