Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation I answered, "Sovereign LORD, I don't know how to speak; I am too young." Contemporary English Version Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And I said: Ah, ah, ah, Lord God: behold, I cannot speak, for I am a child. Ah, Lord Jeremiah 4:10 And I said: Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God, hast thou then deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying: You shall have peace: and behold the sword reacheth even to the soul? Jeremiah 14:13 And I said: Ah, ah, ah, O Lord God, the prophets say to them: You shall not see the sword, and there shall be no famine among you, but he will give you true peace in this place. Jeremiah 32:17 Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God, behold thou hast made heaven and earth by thy great power, and thy stretched out arm: no word shall be hard to thee: I cannot Ezekiel 4:10-16 And thy meat that thou shalt eat, shall be in weight twenty staters a day: from time to time thou shalt eat it. . . . Ezekiel 6:12 He that is far off shall die of the pestilence: and he that is near, shall fall by the sword: and he that remaineth, and is besieged, shall die by the famine: and I will accomplish my indignation upon them. Isaiah 6:5 And I said: Woe is me, because I have held my peace; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people that hath unclean lips, and I have seen with my eyes the King the Lord of hosts. for I am 1 Kings 3:7-9 And now, O Lord God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David, my father: and I am but a child, and know not how to go out and come in; . . . Context The Call of Jeremiah…5Before I formed thee in the bowels of thy mother, I knew thee: and before thou camest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee, and made thee a prophet unto the nations. 6And I said: Ah, ah, ah, Lord God: behold, I cannot speak, for I am a child.7And the Lord said to me: Say not: I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee: and whatsoever I shall command thee, thou shalt speak.… Cross References Exodus 4:10 Moses said: I beseech thee, Lord, I am not eloquent from yesterday and the day before; and since thou hast spoken to thy servant, I have more impediment and slowness of tongue. Exodus 6:12 Moses answered before the Lord: Behold the children of Israel do not hearken to me: and how will Pharao hear me, especially as I am of uncircumcised lips? Exodus 6:30 And Moses said before the Lord: Lo I am of uncircumcised lips, how will Pharao hear me? 1 Kings 3:7 And now, O Lord God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David, my father: and I am but a child, and know not how to go out and come in; Jeremiah 32:17 Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God, behold thou hast made heaven and earth by thy great power, and thy stretched out arm: no word shall be hard to thee: Ezekiel 4:14 And I said: Ah, ah, ah, O Lord God, behold my soul hath not been defiled, and from my infancy even till now, I have not eaten any thing that died of itself, or was torn by beasts, and no unclean flesh hath entered into my mouth. Zechariah 2:4 And he said to him: Run, speak to this young man, saying: Jerusalem shall be inhabited without walls, by reason of the multitude of men, and of the beasts in the midst thereof. Additional Translations “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, I know not how to speak; for I am a child. And I said, O Lord, thou that art supreme Lord, behold, I know not how to speak, for I am a child. And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child. Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. Then I said, "Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I don't know how to speak; for I am a child." And I say, 'Ah, Lord Jehovah! lo, I have not known -- to speak, for I am a youth.' Jump to Previous Ah Alas Child Power Sovereign Speak Words YouthJump to Next Ah Alas Child Power Sovereign Speak Words YouthLinks Jeremiah 1:6 NIVJeremiah 1:6 NLT Jeremiah 1:6 ESV Jeremiah 1:6 NASB Jeremiah 1:6 KJV Jeremiah 1:6 Bible Apps Jeremiah 1:6 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 1:6 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 1:6 French Bible Jeremiah 1:6 German Bible Alphabetical: a Ah Alas am Because Behold child do GOD how I know LORD not only said Sovereign speak Then to youth OT Prophets: Jeremiah 1:6 Then said I Ah Lord Yahweh! (Jer.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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