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Jeremiah 1:7

But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.

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ASV

But Jehovah said unto me, Say not, I am a child; for to whomsoever I shall send thee thou shalt go, and whatsoever I shall command thee thou shalt speak.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito meH413 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תֹּאמַ֖רto.Maryou sayH559 →
נַ֣עַרNa.'ar[am] a youthH5288 →
אָנֹ֑כִי'a.No.khiIH595 →
כִּ֠יkiforH3588 →
עַֽל־'al-toH5921 →
כָּל־kol-everyH3605 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher[one] whomH834 →
אֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙'esh.la.cha.KhaI will send youH7971 →
תֵּלֵ֔ךְte.Lekhyou will goH1980 →
וְאֵ֛תve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH834 →
אֲצַוְּךָ֖'a.tza.ve.KhaI will command youH6680 →
תְּדַבֵּֽר׃te.da.Beryou will speakH1696 →

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Ezekiel 3:27But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you are to tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ Whoever listens, let him listen; and whoever refuses, let him refuse, for they are a rebellious house.Mark 16:15–16And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.Numbers 22:20That night God came to Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”Ezekiel 2:7But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.2 Chronicles 18:13But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”Ezekiel 3:17–21“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.Matthew 10:19But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.Jeremiah 1:17–18Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.Ezekiel 2:3–5“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.Numbers 22:38“See, I have come to you,” Balaam replied, “but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.”Matthew 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”Exodus 7:1–2The LORD answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.1 Kings 22:14But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”Acts 4:20For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”Amos 7:15But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’Jeremiah 7:27When you tell them all these things, they will not listen to you. When you call to them, they will not answer.Ezekiel 2:3“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.Exodus 38:22Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the LORD had commanded Moses.

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About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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