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Jeremiah 1:9

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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.

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

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.”

11 And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.

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BSB
Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your 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.
WEB
Then the LORD stretched out his hand and touched my mouth. Then the LORD said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.
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:
DARBY
And Jehovah put forth his hand and touched my mouth; and Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
BLB
And YHWH stretched out His hand and touched my mouth. And YHWH said to me “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
ÅB
Og Herren rakte ut sin hånd og rørte ved min munn, og Herren sa til meg: Se, jeg legger mine ord i din munn.
OTB
Da rakte Herren ut sin hånd og rørte ved min munn og sa til meg, "Jeg har lagt mine ord i din munn.
B1930
Og Herren rakte ut sin hånd og rørte ved min munn, og Herren sa til mig: Se, jeg legger mine ord i din munn.

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Cross references

  • Luke 21:15

    For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

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  • Exodus 4:11–12

    And 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?

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  • Luke 12:12

    For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

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  • Isaiah 51:16

    I 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.’”

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  • Isaiah 50:4

    The 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.

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  • Matthew 10:19

    But 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.

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  • Jeremiah 5:14

    Therefore 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.

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  • Ezekiel 3:10

    “Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart.

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