Jeremiah 1:6 (WEB)

Passage

Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I don’t know how to speak; for I am a child.”

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 1:4 Now Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

Jeremiah 1:6 Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I don’t know how to speak; for I am a child.”

Jeremiah 1:7 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.

Jeremiah 1:8 Don’t be afraid because of them, for I am with you to rescue you,” says Yahweh.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "lord", "yahweh", "behold", "speak", and "child". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Before I formed you in the womb..." into verse 7's "But Yahweh said to me Don t...", so "said" and "lord" 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 "said" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.