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Jeremiah 1:6
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The Prophet Is Called

4 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
5 “Before I1 aformed you in the womb bI knew you;
Before you were born I csanctified you;
I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”  
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.”  
Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 1:6

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American Standard Version
Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, I know not how to speak; for I am a child.

Amplified® Bible
Then said I, Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am only a youth.

Contemporary English Version
I replied, "I'm not a good speaker, LORD, and I'm too young."

Darby English Version
And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child.

Good News Bible
I answered, "Sovereign LORD, I don't know how to speak; I am too young."

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

New American Standard Bible
Then I said, "Alas, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, Because I am a youth."

New International Version
"Ah, Sovereign LORD," I said, "I do not know how to speak; I am only a child."

New King James Version
Then said I:
“ Ah, Lord GOD!
Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then I said, "Alas, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, Because I acknowledge myself as a youth."

Revised Standard Version
Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth."

Young's Literal Translation
And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah! lo, I have not known -- to speak, for I `am' a youth.'


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