Jeremiah 1:7
But Jehovah said to me, Say not, I am a child; but go to whomever I send thee, and speak whatever I command thee!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
6Then said I, Alas, O Lord Jehovah! Behold, I am not able to speak; for I am a child.
8Be not afraid of them! For I am with thee to help thee, saith Jehovah.
Cross References
Jeremiah 1:17Thou, therefore, gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak to them all that I command thee; be not afraid of them, lest I confound thee before them.
Jeremiah 43:1And it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking to all the people all the words of Jehovah their God, for which Jehovah their God had sent him to them, even all these words,
Ezekiel 3:17Son of man, I have set thee as a watchman to the house of Israel; therefore hear the word from my mouth, and warn 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 →