9Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "Now, I have put my words in your mouth.


In Context

6 "Ah, Sovereign Lord ," I said, "I do not know how to speak; I am only a child."

7 But the Lord said to me, "Do not say, 'I am only a child.' You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you.

8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the Lord .

9 Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "Now, I have put my words in your mouth.

10 See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant."

11 The word of the Lord came to me: "What do you see, Jeremiah?" "I see the branch of an almond tree," I replied.

Jeremiah 1:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:9Then 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9And Jehovah put forth his hand and touched my mouth; and Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:9And the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth: and the Lord said to me: Behold I have given my words in thy mouth:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:9Then Jehovah put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:9Then 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:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said to me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9Then Yahweh put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and Yahweh said to me, |Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9And Jehovah putteth forth His hand, and striketh against my mouth, and Jehovah saith unto me, 'Lo, I have put my words in thy mouth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:9Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said to me, Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.