Jeremiah 1:6 KJV — MannaFest

Jeremiah 1:6

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

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

YLT

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

DBT

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

About this book

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Jeremiah — The weeping prophet of Judah's final generation — 627 BC call under Josiah to the 586 BC fall of Jerusalem and into Egyptian exile. Fifty-two chapters of lament, confrontation, and covenant promise, with the New Covenant glimpsed at the book's theological apex.

Author: Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, of the priestly family of Anathoth (1:1); Baruch the scribe assisted with dictation (36:4, 45:1)
Date: Ministry c. 627–580 BC; book compiled during and after the 586 BC exile

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28 verses on the floor

2 Corinthians 12:9
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Exodus 4:11
And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord?
Jeremiah 32:17
Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
Isaiah 6:5
Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.
Exodus 4:10
And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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Jeremiah's call to the prophetical office. unto me--other manuscripts read "to him"; but English Version probably represents the true Hebrew text; this inscription was doubtless made by Jeremiah himself.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Those that are young should consider that they are so, should be afraid, as Elihu was, and not venture beyond their length. The assurance God graciously gave him that he would stand by him and carry him on in his work.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

From the long duration of his office (Jer 1:2, 3; Jer 43:8, &c.), it is supposed that he was at the time of his call under twenty-five years of age. child--the same word is translated, "young man" (2Sa 18:5).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H16215× in canon H5288239× in canon H3069306× in canon H595359× in canon

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Where the connections lead

Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

JER 1:6JER 32:17 LUK 1:37
JER 1:6JER 32:17 JER 32:27
JER 1:6JER 32:17 GEN 18:14
JER 1:6JER 32:17 JOB 42:2
JER 1:6JER 32:17 MAT 19:26
JER 1:6EXO 6:12 EXO 6:30
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
JER 1:6EXO 6:12 EXO 4:10
JER 1:6EXO 4:1 EXO 3:18

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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