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Jeremiah 1:Verse 6

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Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

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What Does Jeremiah 1:6 Mean?

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"Jeremiah's first response is protest, and that protest is important for the book's emotional truth. The prophet does not rush toward public confrontat..."

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American Standard Versionarrow_forwardASV

Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, I know not how to speak; for I am a child.

American King James Versionarrow_forwardAKJV

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

KJV with Apocryphaarrow_forwardKJVA

Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

Bible in Basic Englisharrow_forwardBBE

Then said I, O Lord God! see, I have no power of words, for I am a child.

Young's Literal Translationarrow_forwardYLT

And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah! lo, I have not knownto speak, for I am a youth.'

New Heart English Biblearrow_forwardNHEB

Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak; for I am a child."

NHEB Messianic Editionarrow_forwardNHEBME

Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak; for I am a child."

NHEB Jehovah Editionarrow_forwardNHEBJE

Then I said, "Ah, Lord Jehovah! Behold, I do not know how to speak; for I am a child."

Darby Translationarrow_forwardDarby

And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child.

Webster Biblearrow_forwardWebster

Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I [am] a child.

Geneva Bible 1599arrow_forwardGeneva1599

Then said I, Oh, Lord God, behold, I can not speake, for I am a childe.

Douay-Rheimsarrow_forwardDRC

And I said: Ah, ah, ah, Lord God: behold, I cannot speak, for I am a child.

Rotherham Biblearrow_forwardRotherham

Then said I—Ah! My Lord Yahweh! Lo! I know not how to speak,—For a child, am I!

Literal Translationarrow_forwardLITV

Then I said, Ah, Lord Jehovah! Behold, I do not know how to speak for I am a boy.

Modern King Jamesarrow_forwardMKJV

Then I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! Behold, I do not know to speak; for I am a boy.

Updated King Jamesarrow_forwardUKJV

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

Lexham English Biblearrow_forwardLEB

Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Look, I do not know how to speak, for I am a youth.”

Jewish Publication Societyarrow_forwardJPS

Then said I: 'Ah, L-rd GOD! behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child.'

Catholic Public Domainarrow_forwardCPDV

And I said: “Alas, alas, alas, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am a boy.”

Berean Study Biblearrow_forwardBSB

“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”

Revised Websterarrow_forwardRWebster

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)arrow_forwardWycliffe

And Y seide, A! A! A! Lord God, lo! Y kan not speke, for Y am a child.

Noyes Translation (1869)arrow_forwardNoyes

Then said I, Alas, O Lord Jehovah! Behold, I am not able to speak; for I am a child.

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