Jeremiah 1:8

6 Then said I:
^a“Ah, Lord God!
Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.”

7 But the Lord said to me:
“Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’
For you shall go to all to whom I send you,
And ^awhatever I command you, you shall speak.

8 ^aDo not be afraid of their faces,
For ^bI am with you to deliver you,” says the Lord.

9 Then the Lord put forth His hand and ^atouched my mouth, and the Lord said to me:
“Behold, I have ^bput My words in your mouth.

10 ^aSee, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms,
To ^broot out and to pull down,
To destroy and to throw down,
To build and to plant.”

11 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see a¹ branch of an almond tree.”

12 Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am¹ ready to perform My word.”

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Jeremiah 1:8

Be not afraid of their faces - That is, the Jews, whom he knew would persecute him because of the message which he brought. To be fore-warned is to be half armed. He knew what he was to expect from the disobedient and the rebellious, and must now be prepared to meet it.

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