Verse 7

Jeremiah 1:7

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

7 And the Lord said to me: Say not: I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee: and whatsoever I shall command thee, thou shalt speak.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔/י אַל תֹּאמַ֖ר נַ֣עַר אָנֹ֑כִי כִּ֠י עַֽל כָּל אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֶֽשְׁלָחֲ/ךָ֙ תֵּלֵ֔ךְ וְ/אֵ֛ת כָּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲצַוְּ/ךָ֖ תְּדַבֵּֽר
English Translation
And the Lord said to me, "Do not say, 'I am a youth,' for to all to which I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak."
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 1 Context
1 The words of Jeremias the son of Helcias, of the priests that were in Anathoth, in the land of Benja... Focus ↗
2 The word of the Lord which came to him in the days of Josias the son of Amon king of Juda, in the th... Focus ↗
3 And which came to him in the days of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, unto the end of the elev... Focus ↗
4 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Focus ↗
5 Before I formed thee in the bowels of thy mother, I knew thee: and before thou camest forth out of t... Focus ↗
6 And I said: Ah, ah, ah, Lord God (Elohim): behold, I cannot speak, for I am a child. Focus ↗
7 And the Lord said to me: Say not: I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee: and...
8 Be not afraid at their presence: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord. Focus ↗
9 And the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth: and the Lord said to me: Behold I have given... Focus ↗
10 Lo, I have set thee this day over the nations, and over the kingdoms, to root up, and pull down, and... Focus ↗
11 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: What seest thou, Jeremias? And I said: I see a rod watc... Focus ↗
12 And the Lord said to me: Thou hast seen well: for I will watch over my word to perform it. Focus ↗
13 And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying: What seest thou? I see a boiling caldron,... Focus ↗
14 And the Lord said to me: from the north shall an evil break forth upon all the inhabitants of the la... Focus ↗
15 For behold I will call together all the families of the kingdoms of the north: saith the Lord: and t... Focus ↗
16 And I will pronounce my judgements against them, touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me... Focus ↗
17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak to them all that I command thee. Be not afrai... Focus ↗
18 For behold I have made thee this day a fortified city, and a pillar of iron, and a wall of brass, ov... Focus ↗
19 And they shall fight against thee, and shall not prevail: for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to del... Focus ↗
Verse Information
Book
Jeremiah
Chapter
Chapter 1 (19 verses)
Version
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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