Jeremiah 1:6
King James Version (KJV)
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
In context
4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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.
6 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
7 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.
8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 1:6 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
- WEB World English Bible
- Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I don’t know how to speak; for I am a child.”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”
- ASV American Standard Version
- Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, I know not how to speak; for I am a child.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And I say, 'Ah, Lord Jehovah! lo, I have not known — to speak, for I [am] a youth.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.