Jeremiah 1:7

7 But the LORD said to me, "Do not say, 'I'm only a child.' You must go to everyone I send you to. You must say everything I command you to say.

Jeremiah 1:7 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 1:7

But the Lord said unto me, say not, I am a child
This excuse will not be admitted: for thou shall go to all that I shall send thee;
either to "every place", as the Targum paraphrases; or "to all persons to whom" he should be sent, as the Septuagint and Arabic versions render the words; or "to all things for which" he should send him, as the Syriac and Vulgate Latin versions. The sense is, that he should go everywhere, and to every person, and on every errand and message he should be sent unto and with: and whatsoever I command thee, thou shall speak;
out and openly, and keep back nothing through the fear of men; as follows:

Jeremiah 1:7 In-Context

5 "Before I formed you in your mother's body I chose you. Before you were born I set you apart to serve me. I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations."

6 "You are my LORD and King," I said. "I don't know how to speak. I'm only a child."

7 But the LORD said to me, "Do not say, 'I'm only a child.' You must go to everyone I send you to. You must say everything I command you to say.

8 Do not be afraid of the people I send you to. I am with you. I will save you," announces the Lord.

9 Then the LORD reached out his hand. He touched my mouth and spoke to me. He said, "I have put my words in your mouth.