Key Verse Spotlight
Jeremiah 1:6 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I {am} a child.”
Jeremiah 1:6
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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. {ordained: Heb. gave}
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I {am} a child.
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.
Be not afraid of their faces: for I {am} with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
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