Before you were born I csanctified you;
I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”
“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.
“Behold, I have bput My words in your mouth.
To broot out and to pull down,
To destroy and to throw down,
To build and to plant.”
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American Standard Version
But Jehovah said unto me, Say not, I am a child; for to whomsoever I shall send thee thou shalt go, and whatsoever I shall command thee thou shalt speak.
Amplified® Bible
But the Lord said to me, Say not, I am only a youth; for you shall go to all to whom I shall send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.
Contemporary English Version
"Don't say you're too young," the LORD answered. "If I tell you to go and speak to someone, then go! And when I tell you what to say, don't leave out a word!
Darby English Version
But Jehovah said unto me, Say not, I am a child; for thou shalt go to whomsoever I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
Good News Bible
But the LORD said to me, "Do not say that you are too young, but go to the people I send you to, and tell them everything I command you to say.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
But the LORD said to me, "Do not say, `I am a youth,' Because everywhere I send you, you shall go, And all that I command you, you shall speak.
New International Version
But the LORD said to me, "Do not say, 'I am only a child.' You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you.
New King James Version
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 whatever I command you, you shall speak.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But the LORD said to me, "Do not say, 'I consider myself only a youth,' Because everywhere I send you, you shall go, And all that I command you, you shall speak.
Revised Standard Version
But the LORD said to me, "Do not say, 'I am only a youth'; for to all to whom I send you you shall go, and whatever I command you you shall speak.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto me, `Do not say, I `am' a youth, for to all to whom I send thee thou goest, and all that I command thee thou speakest.
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