This passage is literally God explaining to Jeremiah why he's special & that was always destined to be a prophet.

It's not God criminalizing abortion.
It's not God commanding state punishment for abortion. It's not God telling govt to force women to be pregnant, against their…

John Fugelsang It’s not logical to conclude that God, an omnipotent being, ONLY knew Jeremiah in the womb and no one else. That’s a ridiculous assertion by any theological standard.

autocorrect2.0 Then show us where in the entire book the Bible forbids ending a pregnancy, and what the penalty for ending a pregnancy is.

God asserts a fetus is property in Exodus 21. Ask a Rabbi about it.

Kevin John Fugelsang autocorrect2.0 Here you go! lifeisasacredtext.com/the-torah-of-r…

Kevin John Fugelsang autocorrect2.0 aaaand lifeisasacredtext.com/sotah/

Kevin John Fugelsang autocorrect2.0 PS Everyone In The Biblical Era Groked The Difference Between Poetry & Mitzvot. (tm)

Prophetic metaphors? Not mitzvot. Psalms? Not mitzvot. Not guidelines for human conduct. Just-- wordplay.

Exodus 21? Actual clear commandments. Explaining what's what.