Jeremiah 1:6 (YLT)

Passage

And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah! lo, I have not known--to speak, for I <FI>am<Fi> a youth.'

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 1:4 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

Jeremiah 1:5 `Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.'

Jeremiah 1:6 And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah! lo, I have not known--to speak, for I <FI>am<Fi> a youth.'

Jeremiah 1:7 And Jehovah saith unto me, `Do not say, I <FI>am<Fi> a youth, for to all to whom I send thee thou goest, and all that I command thee thou speakest.

Jeremiah 1:8 Be not afraid of their faces, for with thee <FI>am<Fi> I to deliver thee, --an affirmation of Jehovah.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "jehovah", "known--to", "speak", and "youth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Before I form thee in the belly..." into verse 7's "And Jehovah saith unto me Do not...", so "lord" and "jehovah" 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 "lord" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.