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Jeremiah 1:6 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Jeremiah 1:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 1 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.”
Jeremiah 1:6 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 1:6
Jeremiah's response—'Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child'—reveals genuine humility and human inadequacy in face of divine calling. The exclamation 'Ah, Lord GOD!' (ahah, Adonai YHWH, אֲהָהּ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִֹה) expresses dismay, overwhelm, or protest—not defiance but honest recognition of the calling's magnitude. His objection 'I cannot speak' uses the verb yada (יָדַע, 'know') in its negative form—literally 'I do not know how to speak'—indicating felt incompetence for prophetic proclamation. The phrase 'I am a child' (na'ar, נַעַר) refers to youth, inexperience, or minority—Jer...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 1:6
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“Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.”
“saying”
“you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm; there is nothing too hard for you”
“Yahweh my God”
“But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice; for they will say, 'Yahweh has not appeared to you.'”
“Ah”
“Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh listen to me?”
“Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of Armies!”
“Ah”