Jeremiah 1:6
“Then said I, Ah Lord God, behold, I cannot speake, for I am a childe.”
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Jeremiah 1:6 Context
4Then the word of the Lord came vnto me, saying, 5Before I formed thee in the bellie, I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the wombe, I sanctified thee, and I ordeined thee a Prophet vnto the nations. 6Then said I, Ah Lord God, behold, I cannot speake, for I am a childe. 7¶ But the Lord sayd vnto me, Say not, I am a childe: for thou shalt goe to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoeuer I command thee, thou shalt speake. 8Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliuer thee, sayth the Lord.
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Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I [am] a child.
- King James Version
Then I said, "Alas, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, Because I am a youth."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, I know not how to speak; for I am a child.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then said I, O Lord God! see, I have no power of words, for I am a child.
- Basic English Bible
And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child.
- Darby Bible
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
- Webster's Bible
Then I said, "Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I don't know how to speak; for I am a child."
- World English Bible
And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah! lo, I have not known -- to speak, for I [am] a youth.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Then said I: 'Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible