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But Yahweh said to me, “You must not say, ‘I am a youth,’[a] for to whomever[b] I send you, you will go, and whatever[c] I command you, you will speak. Do not be afraid of them,[d] for I am with you to deliver you,” declares[e] Yahweh. Then Yahweh stretched out his hand and he touched my mouth, and Yahweh said to me,

“Look, I have put my words in your mouth.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 1:7 Or “boy”
  2. Jeremiah 1:7 Literally “all of whom”
  3. Jeremiah 1:7 Literally “all of that”
  4. Jeremiah 1:8 Literally “you must not be afraid from the faces of them”
  5. Jeremiah 1:8 Literally “declaration of”

But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid(A) of them, for I am with you(B) and will rescue(C) you,” declares the Lord.(D)

Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched(E) my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth.(F)

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