Jeremiah 1:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then I said,וָאֹמַ֗ר
(va·'o·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Alas,אֲהָהּ֙
(a·hah)
162: alas!a prim. interj.
Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י
(a·do·nai)
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon
GOD! 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
Behold,הִנֵּ֥ה
(hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
I do not knowיָדַ֖עְתִּי
(ya·da'·ti)
3045: to knowa prim. root
how to speak,דַּבֵּ֑ר
(dab·ber;)
1696: to speaka prim. root
Becauseכִּי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
I am a youth."נַ֖עַר
(na·'ar)
5288: a boy, lad, youth, retainerof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
Then said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
I Ah
'ahahh  (a-haw')
Oh! -- ah, alas.
Lord
'Adonay  (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
GOD
Yhovih  (yeh-ho-vee')
God.
behold I cannot
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
speak
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
for I am a child
na`ar  (nah'-ar)
babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then I said, "Alas, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, Because I am a youth."

King James Bible
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But I protested, "Oh no, Lord GOD! Look, I don't know how to speak since I am only a youth."

International Standard Version
I replied, "Ah, LORD God! Look, I don't know how to speak, because I'm only a young man."

NET Bible
I answered, "Oh, Lord GOD, I really do not know how to speak well enough for that, for I am too young."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I, Jeremiah, said, "Almighty LORD, I do not know how to speak. I am only a boy!"

King James 2000 Bible
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
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