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Jeremiah 1:9

Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.

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ASV

Then Jehovah put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth:

KJV

Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.Lachand he stretched outH7971 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יָד֔וֹya.Dohand hisH3027 →
וַיַּגַּ֖עvai.ya.Ga'and he touchedH5060 →
עַל־'al-<on>H5921 →
פִּ֑יPimouth myH6310 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito meH413 →
הִנֵּ֛הhi.Nehhere!H2009 →
נָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiI have putH5414 →
דְבָרַ֖יde.va.Raiwords myH1697 →
בְּפִֽיךָ׃be.Fi.khain mouth yourH6310 →

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Luke 21:15For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.Exodus 4:11–12And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?Luke 12:12For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”Isaiah 51:16I have put My words in your mouth, and covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’”Isaiah 50:4The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.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 5:14Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says: “Because you have spoken this word, I will make My words a fire in your mouth and this people the wood it consumes.Ezekiel 3:10“Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart.Exodus 4:15–16You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to do.Isaiah 49:2He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver.Isaiah 6:6–7Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.Exodus 4:12Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”Exodus 4:11And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?Isaiah 6:7And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”Daniel 10:10Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.Numbers 23:5Then the LORD put a message in Balaam’s mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and give him this message.”Daniel 10:16And suddenly one with the likeness of a man touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and said to the one standing before me, “My lord, because of the vision, I am overcome with anguish, and I have no strength.Luke 1:64Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.

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