Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto me, 'Do not say, I am a youth, for to all to whom I send thee thou goest, and all that I command thee thou speakest.
New American Standard Bible
“Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’
And
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Then the Lord said to me:
for you will go to everyone I send you to
and speak whatever I tell you.
International Standard Version
Then the LORD told me, "Don't say, "I'm only a young man,' for you will go everywhere I send you, and you will speak everything I command you.
A Conservative Version
But LORD said to me, Say not, I am a child. For to whomever I shall send thee thou shall go, and whatever I shall command thee thou shall speak.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
But the Lord said to me,
“Do not say, ‘I am [only] a young man,’
Because everywhere I send you, you shall go,
And whatever I command you, you shall speak.
Bible in Basic English
But the Lord said to me, Do not say, I am a child: for wherever I send you, you are to go, and whatever I give you orders to say, you are to say.
Darby Translation
But Jehovah said unto me, Say not, I am a child; for thou shalt go to whomsoever I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah will say to me, Thou shalt not say, I a boy; for thou shalt go to all to whom I shall send thee, and all which I shall command thee thou shalt speak
King James 2000
But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for you shall go to all that I shall send you, and whatsoever I command you you shall speak.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But Yahweh said to me, "You must not say, 'I [am] a youth,' for to {whomever} I send you, you will go, and {whatever} I command you, you will speak.
Modern King James verseion
But Jehovah said to me, Do not say, I am a boy; for you shall go to all that I shall send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the LORD answered me thus, "Say not so, 'I am too young': For thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee unto, and whatsoever I command thee, that shalt thou speak.
NET Bible
The Lord said to me, "Do not say, 'I am too young.' But go to whomever I send you and say whatever I tell you.
New Heart English Bible
But the LORD said to me, "Do not say, 'I am a child;' for to whoever I shall send you, you shall go, and whatever I shall command you, you shall speak.
The Emphasized Bible
Then said Yahweh unto me, Do not say, A child, am, I, - For against whomsoever I send thee, shalt thou go, And whatsoever I command thee, shalt thou speak:
Webster
But the LORD said to me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatever I command thee thou shalt speak.
World English Bible
But Yahweh said to me, "Don't say, 'I am a child;' for to whoever I shall send you, you shall go, and whatever I shall command you, you shall speak.
Themes
Children » Early piety of » Jeremiah
Children » Instances of » Jeremiah
Excuses » Seven excuses offered for the neglect of duty » Personal weakness (jeremiah)
Jeremiah » The prophet » Call of
Missionary-work by ministers » God strengthens for
Speak the word » The bible contains the message to be delivered
The bible » Purpose » It contains the message to be delivered
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 1:7
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Prayers for Jeremiah 1:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Call Of Jeremiah
6 And I say, 'Ah, Lord Jehovah! lo, I have not known -- to speak, for I am a youth.' 7 And Jehovah saith unto me, 'Do not say, I am a youth, for to all to whom I send thee thou goest, and all that I command thee thou speakest. 8 Be not afraid of their faces, for with thee am I to deliver thee, -- an affirmation of Jehovah.'
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Cross References
Numbers 22:20
And God cometh in unto Balaam, by night, and saith to him, 'If to call for thee the men have come, rise, go with them, and only the thing which I speak unto thee -- it thou dost do.'
Exodus 7:1-2
And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'See, I have given thee a god to Pharaoh, and Aaron thy brother is thy prophet;
Numbers 22:38
And Balaam saith unto Balak, 'Lo, I have come unto thee; now -- am I at all able to speak anything? the word which God setteth in my mouth -- it I do speak.'
1 Kings 22:14
And Micaiah saith, 'Jehovah liveth; surely that which Jehovah saith unto me -- it I speak.'
2 Chronicles 18:13
And Micaiah saith 'Jehovah liveth, surely that which my God saith, it I speak.'
Jeremiah 1:17-18
'And thou, thou dost gird up thy loins, and hast arisen, and spoken unto them all that I command thee: be not affrighted because of them, lest I affright thee before them.
Ezekiel 2:3-5
And He saith unto Me, 'Son of man, I am sending thee unto the sons of Israel, unto nations who are rebels, who have rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me, unto this self-same day.
Ezekiel 3:17-21
that there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, 'Son of man, a watchman I have given thee to the house of Israel, and thou hast heard from My mouth a word, and hast warned them from Me.
Ezekiel 3:27
And in My speaking with thee, I do open thy mouth, and thou hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah; the hearer doth hear, and the forbearer doth forbear; for a rebellious house are they.
Matthew 28:20
teaching them to observe all, whatever I did command you,) and lo, I am with you all the days -- till the full end of the age.'
Mark 16:15-16
and he said to them, 'Having gone to all the world, proclaim the good news to all the creation;
Acts 20:27
for I did not keep back from declaring to you all the counsel of God.