Jeremiah 1:9

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Jeremiah 1:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible

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.

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.”

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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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Exodus 4:11

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?

Exodus 4:12

Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”

Isaiah 6:6

Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.

Isaiah 6:7

And 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.”

Isaiah 49:2

He 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 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.

Luke 21:15

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

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.

Exodus 4:15

You 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.

Exodus 4:16

He will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and it will be as if you were God to him.

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.’”

Ezekiel 3:10

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

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.

Luke 12:12

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