Berean Standard Bible
“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.”
Jeremiah is called to be a prophet as a young man, around 627 BC, in the years before Babylon overran Judah. When God first speaks to him, he protests that he is only a boy and does not know how to speak.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
But Yahweh said to me, “Don’t say, ‘I am a child;’ for you must go to whomever I send you, and you must say whatever I command you.
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y díjome Jehová: No digas, soy niño; porque á todo lo que te enviaré irás tú, y dirás todo lo que te mandaré.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
No digas eso, respondió el Señor, pues tú irás a dondequiera que yo te envíe y anunciarás lo que yo te diga.
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