Jeremiah 1:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.”
Jeremiah 1:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 1:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 1:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then Yahweh stretched out his hand and touched my mouth. Then Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.”
Jeremiah 1:9 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 1:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then Jehovah put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth: ”
Jeremiah 1:9 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 1:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jehovah putteth forth His hand, and striketh against my mouth, and Jehovah saith unto me, `Lo, I have put my words in thy mouth.”
Jeremiah 1:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 1:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah put forth his hand and touched my mouth; and Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. ”
Jeremiah 1:9 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 1:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the Lord stretched out his hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said vnto me, Beholde, I haue put my wordes in thy mouth.”
Jeremiah 1:9 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 1:9 in Context — Jeremiah 1
7 But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
9 Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
11 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
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What Does Jeremiah 1:9 Mean?
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