Jeremiah 1:8

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⁶ “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”

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.

Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.

⁹ Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.

¹⁰ See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
KJV: Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
WEB: Don’t be afraid because of them, for I am with you to rescue you,” says the LORD.
ASV: Be not afraid because of them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.
DARBY: Be not afraid of them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.
BLB: “Do not be afraid of their faces; for I [am] with you to deliver you,” a declaration of YHWH.

ÅB: Frykt ikke for dem, for jeg er med deg og vil redde deg, sier Herren.
OTB: Frykt dem ikke, for jeg er med deg for å beskytte deg," erklærer Herren.
B1930: Frykt ikke for dem, for jeg er med dig og vil redde dig, sier Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Joshua 1:5
No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
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Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
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Luke 12:4–5
I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
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Isaiah 51:7
Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.
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Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
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Jeremiah 15:20–21
Then I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to save and deliver you, declares the LORD.
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Hebrews 13:5–6
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
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Ezekiel 2:6–7
But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.
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