A moment in scripture
Jeremiah 1:7
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But 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.
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The surrounding passage
- Jeremiah 1:5
Before 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.
- Jeremiah 1:6
Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
- Jeremiah 1:8
Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
- Jeremiah 1:9
Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.