Jeremiah 1:6
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.In other versions
Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, I know not how to speak; for I am a child.
ASV
Then said I, O Lord God! see, I have no power of words, for I am a child.
BBE
And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child.
DBY
Then said I, Ah, Lord Yahweh! behold, I don't know how to speak; for I am a child.
WEB
And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah! lo, I have not known -- to speak, for I `am' a youth.'
YLT
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
ENG
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
WBT
“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”
BSB
In context
4Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
5Before 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.
6Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
7But 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.
8Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
