Jeremiah 1:9 (LSB)

Passage

Then Yahweh sent forth His hand and touched my mouth, and Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 1:7 But Yahweh said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’ Because everywhere I send you, you shall go, And all that I command you, you shall speak.

Jeremiah 1:8 Do not be afraid of them, For I am with you to deliver you,” declares Yahweh.

Jeremiah 1:9 Then Yahweh sent forth His hand and touched my mouth, and Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.

Jeremiah 1:10 See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, To uproot and to tear down, To cause to perish and to pull down, To build and to plant.”

Jeremiah 1:11 Now the word of Yahweh came to me saying, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “I see a rod of an almond tree.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "yahweh", "sent", "forth", "hand", "touched", "mouth", and "said". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "yahweh" and "sent", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Do not be afraid of them For..." into verse 10's "See I have appointed you this day...", so "yahweh" and "sent" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "yahweh" and "sent" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.