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Jeremiah 1:6

Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
Jeremiah 1:6 · King James Version

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.

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