Jeremiah 1:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 1:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 1:6 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 1:6 — KJV
“Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.”
— Jeremiah 1:6 (KJV)
Jeremiah 1:6 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 1:6
“And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 1:6: then, lord, god
“And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction. Ishmael: that is, God shall hear”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 1:6: lord, god, behold
“Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 1:6: then, lord, cannot
“And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 1:6: lord, god, behold
“And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 1:6: then, lord, behold
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