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Jeremiah 1:6

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Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, I know not how to speak; for I am a child.

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Jeremiah 1:6 in other translations

Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I don’t know how to speak; for I am a child.”

Jeremiah 1:6 · World English Bible

Jeremiah 1:6 in context

  1. 4Now the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
  2. 5Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.
  3. 6Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, I know not how to speak; for I am a child.
  4. 7But Jehovah said unto me, Say not, I am a child; for to whomsoever I shall send thee thou shalt go, and whatsoever I shall command thee thou shalt speak.
  5. 8Be not afraid because of them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.