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Jeremiah 1:7
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Jeremiah 1:7
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But the Lord said to me, "Do not say that you are too young, but go to the people I send you to, and tell them everything I command you to say.
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"I chose you before I gave you life, and before you were born I selected you to be a prophet to the nations."
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I answered, "Sovereign Lord, I don't know how to speak; I am too young."
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But the Lord said to me, "Do not say that you are too young, but go to the people I send you to, and tell them everything I command you to say.
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Do not be afraid of them, for I will be with you to protect you. I, the Lord, have spoken!"
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Then the Lord reached out, touched my lips, and said to me, "Listen, I am giving you the words you must speak.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.