Jeremiah 1:4-10 ▼

4 Now the word of Yahweh came to me saying,

5 “Before I formed you in the innermost parts I knew you, And before you came out from the womb I set you apart; I have given you as a prophet to the nations.”

6 Then I said, “Alas, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I do not know how to speak Because I am a youth.”

7 But Yahweh said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’ Because everywhere I send you, you shall go, And all that I command you, you shall speak.

8 Do not be afraid of them, For I am with you to deliver you,” declares Yahweh.

9 Then Yahweh sent forth His hand and touched my mouth, and Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.

10 See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, To uproot and to tear down, To cause to perish and to pull down, To build and to plant.”