Verse 6

Jeremiah 1:6

King James Version

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

Original Language Text

hebrew

וָ/אֹמַ֗ר אֲהָהּ֙ אֲדֹנָ֣/י יְהֹוִ֔ה הִנֵּ֥ה לֹא יָדַ֖עְתִּי דַּבֵּ֑ר כִּי נַ֖עַר אָנֹֽכִי

English Translation

And I said, "Alas, Lord Yahweh, behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am a youth."

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Chapter 1 Context

1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benja... Focus ↗

2 To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirte... Focus ↗

3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh... Focus ↗

4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Focus ↗

5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sancti... Focus ↗

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

7 But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, a... Focus ↗

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

9 Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have pu... Focus ↗

10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down,... Focus ↗

11 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a r... Focus ↗

12 Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it. Focus ↗

13 And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a... Focus ↗

14 Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of t... Focus ↗

15 For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall c... Focus ↗

16 And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and... Focus ↗

17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dis... Focus ↗

18 For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against... Focus ↗

19 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, sait... Focus ↗

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