Jeremiah 1:6

Then said I, Alas, O Lord Jehovah! Behold, I am not able to speak; for I am a child.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

5Before I formed thee in the womb, I knew thee; and before thou camest into the world, I chose thee; I appointed thee to be a prophet to the nations.

7But Jehovah said to me, Say not, I am a child; but go to whomever I send thee, and speak whatever I command thee!

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Cross References

Jeremiah 4:10Then said I, Alas, O Lord Jehovah! Surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem; Thou hast said, “Ye shall have peace”; And the sword reacheth to the very life!

Jeremiah 32:17Ah, Lord, Jehovah! Behold, thou hast made the heavens and the earth by thy great power and thy stretched-out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee.

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 →

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