Jeremiah 1:7
And the Lord said to me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all to whomsoever I shall send thee, and according to all the words that I shall command thee, thou shalt speak.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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In Context
6And I said, O Lord, thou that art supreme Lord, behold, I know not how to speak, for I am a child.
8Be not afraid before them: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
Cross References
Exodus 6:29then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, I am the Lord: speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt whatsoever I say to thee.
Numbers 22:20And God came to Balaam by night, and said to him, If these men are come to call thee, rise and follow them; nevertheless the word which I shall speak to thee, it shalt thou do.
1 Kings 22:14And Micaiah said, As the Lord lives, whatsoever the Lord shall say to me, that will I speak.
Jeremiah 1:17And do thou gird up thy loins, and stand up, and speak all the words that I shall command thee: be not afraid of their face, neither be thou alarmed before them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 43:1In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 3:17I have made thee a watchman to the house of Israel; and thou shalt hear a word of my mouth, and shalt threaten them from me.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 1:5-11
Jeremiah's Call to the Prophetic Office. ( b. c. 629.) 4 Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. 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, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. 8 Be not afraid of their faces:… Read the whole commentary →