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Jeremiah 1:9 Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: "Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
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And the LORD said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me, “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the LORD stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me, “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the LORD stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me, “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Yahweh sent forth His hand and touched my mouth, and Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me, “Behold (hear Me), I have put My words in your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD reached out his hand, touched my mouth, and told me: I have now filled your mouth with my words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and told me: I have now filled your mouth with My words. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Jehovah put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD reached out his hand, then he touched my mouth and said, "I am giving you the words to say, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD stretched out his hand and touched my mouth. The LORD said to me, "Now I have put my words in your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD reached out, touched my lips, and said to me, "Listen, I am giving you the words you must speak. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD stretched out his hand, touched my mouth, and then told me, "Look, I've put my words in your mouth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: ?Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "I will most assuredly give you the words you are to speak for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and the LORD said to me, "Look, I have put my words in your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said to me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then Yahweh stretched out his hand and touched my mouth. Then Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH puts forth His hand, and strikes against my mouth, and YHWH says to me, “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah will stretch forth his hand and touch upon my mouth: and Jehovah will say to me, Behold, I gave my words into thy mouth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth: and the Lord said to me: Behold I have given my words in thy mouth: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Lord put forth his hand, and he touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me: “Behold, I have placed my words in your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD extended his hand and touched my mouth, saying to me, See, I place my words in your mouth! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD put out his hand and touched my mouth; and the LORD said to me, “Now I have put my words in your mouth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD put forth his hand and touched my mouth. And the LORD said to me, Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH reached his hand and he touched my mouth and LORD JEHOVAH said to me: “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord stretched forth his hand to me, and touched my mouth: and the Lord said to me, Behold, I have put my words into thy mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=75" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/1.htm">The Call of Jeremiah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">Then the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·yiš·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">reached out</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">His hand,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: way·yag·ga‘ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">touched</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: pî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">my mouth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me:</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">“Behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I have put</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ḏə·ḇā·ray (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">My words</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: bə·p̄î·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">in your mouth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-7.htm">Isaiah 6:7</a></span><br />And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/4-12.htm">Exodus 4:12</a></span><br />Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-19.htm">Matthew 10:19-20</a></span><br />But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say. / For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/3-10.htm">Ezekiel 3:10-11</a></span><br />“Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart. / Go to your people, the exiles; speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ whether they listen or refuse to listen.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-4.htm">Acts 2:4</a></span><br />And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-16.htm">Isaiah 51:16</a></span><br />I have put My words in your mouth, and covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-12.htm">Luke 12:12</a></span><br />For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">2 Timothy 3:16-17</a></span><br />All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, / so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-18.htm">Deuteronomy 18:18</a></span><br />I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-26.htm">John 14:26</a></span><br />But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-13.htm">1 Corinthians 2:13</a></span><br />And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-2.htm">Isaiah 49:2</a></span><br />He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-31.htm">Acts 4:31</a></span><br />After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/1-21.htm">2 Peter 1:21</a></span><br />For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/23-5.htm">Numbers 23:5</a></span><br />Then the LORD put a message in Balaam’s mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and give him this message.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said to me, Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.</p><p class="hdg">and touched</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/4-11.htm">Exodus 4:11,12</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/6-6.htm">Isaiah 6:6,7</a></b></br> Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, <i>which</i> he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/49-2.htm">Isaiah 49:2</a></b></br> And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;</p><p class="hdg">behold</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-14.htm">Jeremiah 5:14</a></b></br> Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/4-15.htm">Exodus 4:15,16</a></b></br> And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/51-16.htm">Isaiah 51:16</a></b></br> And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou <i>art</i> my people.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-14.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-2.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Putteth</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-29.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-7.htm">Striketh</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-7.htm">Touched</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-6.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-14.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-2.htm">Putteth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-10.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-4.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/daniel/10-18.htm">Striketh</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-18.htm">Touched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-16.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-4.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-1.htm">The time</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-4.htm">And the calling of Jeremiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-11.htm">His prophetical visions of an almond rod and a seething pot</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-15.htm">His heavy message against Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">God encourages him with his promise of assistance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The imagery of God's hand is often used in Scripture to denote power, authority, and personal involvement (<a href="/exodus/3-20.htm">Exodus 3:20</a>, <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a>). It underscores the personal relationship between God and His prophets, indicating that Jeremiah's mission is divinely ordained.<p><b>touched my mouth</b><br>The act of touching Jeremiah's mouth symbolizes the impartation of divine words and authority. This mirrors the experience of other prophets, such as Isaiah, whose lips were touched with a coal to purify and prepare him for his mission (<a href="/isaiah/6-6.htm">Isaiah 6:6-7</a>). It highlights the transformation and empowerment necessary for prophetic ministry, ensuring that the words spoken are not of human origin but divinely inspired.<p><b>and said to me:</b><br>This introduction to God's speech emphasizes the direct communication between God and Jeremiah. It reflects the personal and intimate nature of prophetic revelation, where God speaks clearly and directly to His chosen messenger. This direct communication is a hallmark of true prophecy, distinguishing it from false prophets who speak from their own imagination (<a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16</a>).<p><b>“Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.</b><br>This declaration confirms the divine source of Jeremiah's message. The phrase "My words" indicates that the content of Jeremiah's prophecy is not his own but is given by God. This is a common theme in prophetic literature, where the prophet serves as a mouthpiece for God (<a href="/deuteronomy/18-18.htm">Deuteronomy 18:18</a>). It also foreshadows the New Testament understanding of Jesus as the Word made flesh (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>), who speaks the words of God with ultimate authority. The assurance that God's words are in Jeremiah's mouth provides him with the confidence and legitimacy needed to confront the people of Judah with challenging messages.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who calls and commissions Jeremiah as a prophet.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A young prophet chosen by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah and the nations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_divine_touch.htm">The Divine Touch</a></b><br>A symbolic act where God touches Jeremiah's mouth, signifying the impartation of divine words and authority.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_commissioning.htm">Divine Commissioning</a></b><br>God personally equips those He calls. Just as He touched Jeremiah's mouth, He provides what is necessary for His servants to fulfill their mission.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_word.htm">The Power of God's Word</a></b><br>The words given by God carry His authority and power. Believers are called to speak truthfully and boldly, trusting in the divine source of their message.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_service.htm">Preparation for Service</a></b><br>God prepares His servants for the tasks ahead. This preparation may involve spiritual, emotional, and intellectual equipping.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>When God calls us to a task, He also provides the means to accomplish it. We can trust in His provision and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_obedience.htm">The Role of Obedience</a></b><br>Jeremiah's acceptance of God's words is a model of obedience. Believers are encouraged to accept and act upon God's instructions in their lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_touching_jeremiah_contradict.htm">Jeremiah 1:9 – Does the idea of God directly touching Jeremiah’s mouth contradict other biblical accounts of prophetic calling? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'put_words_in_your_mouth'_mean.htm">What does "put words in your mouth" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/am_i_the_one,_lord.htm">What does 'put words in your mouth' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_bible_truly_god's_word.htm">Is the Bible genuinely the Word of God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">The Lord put forth his hand . . .</span>--The symbolic act seems to imply something like a waking vision, like that of Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/6-6.htm" title="Then flew one of the seraphim to me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:">Isaiah 6:6</a>), and the act itself reminds us of the "live coal" laid upon the prophet's mouth, as there recorded. The "hand of the Lord," as in <a href="/ezekiel/3-14.htm" title="So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong on me.">Ezekiel 3:14</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/8-1.htm" title="And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there on me.">Ezekiel 8:1</a>., and elsewhere, was the received symbol of the special influence of the Spirit of the Lord; and here, as in the case of Isaiah, the act implied the gift of new powers of thought and utterance. The words which a prophet speaks, like those which were to be spoken by the Apostles of Christ (<a href="/matthew/10-20.htm" title="For it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaks in you.">Matthew 10:20</a>), are not his own words, but those put into his heart by the Spirit of the Father. So "the finger of God" in <a href="/luke/11-20.htm" title="But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come on you.">Luke 11:20</a> answers to "the Spirit of God" in <a href="/matthew/12-28.htm" title="But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come to you.">Matthew 12:28</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Touched my mouth</span>; literally, <span class="accented">caused</span> (<span class="accented">his hand</span>) <span class="accented">to touch my mouth</span>. Jeremiah had said that he was unskilled in oratory; the Divine answer is that the words which he has to speak are not his own, but those of Jehovah. Two things are obvious: <p><span class="Text_Heading">1.</span> The touching of the lips is not purely metaphorical, as in <a href="/psalms/51-15.htm">Psalm 51:15</a> (comp. <a href="/psalms/40-6.htm">Psalm 40:6</a>); it represents a real experience. <p><span class="Text_Heading">2.</span> This experience, however, can only have been a visionary one, analogous to that vouchsafed to Isaiah at the opening of his prophetic ministry. In the grand account given by Isaiah of his inaugural vision (which has evidently influenced the form of the vision of Jeremiah), we read of the same significant act on the part of one of the seraphim. It is the same act, certainly, but it symbolizes, not as here the communication of a prophetic message (comp. <a href="/matthew/10-19.htm">Matthew 10:19</a>), but the purification of the lips. Does it not seem as if Isaiah had attained a deeper insight into the spiritual regeneration needed by the prophet than had been granted to Jeremiah? Another point in which Jeremiah's account seems inferior to that of Isaiah is plastic power. Notice how Jeremiah dwells upon the meaning of the words; this is a reflective element which diminishes the poetic power of the narrative. A word may Be added to explain that "visionary" is not here used in opposition to "based on fact." That the two epithets are susceptible of combination is well shown in the vision described by Pere Gratry, in his 'Souvenirs do ma Jeunesse' (pp. 102-105), the reality of which is not in the least impaired in the writer's mind by its thoroughly inward character: "Dens teutes ces seines interieures, je n'imaginais rien... c'etaient de saisissantes et tres-energiques realites auxquelles je ne m'attendais nullement." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">reached out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His hand,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָד֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">touched</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּגַּ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(way·yag·ga‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> </span><span class="str2">To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my mouth,</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(pî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me:</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have put</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֥תִּי</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My words</span><br /><span class="heb">דְבָרַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ḏə·ḇā·ray)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into your mouth.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּפִֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·p̄î·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Jeremiah 1:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Jeremiah 1:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Jeremiah 1:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Jeremiah 1:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Jeremiah 1:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Jeremiah 1:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Jeremiah 1:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Jeremiah 1:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Jeremiah 1:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Jeremiah 1:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/1-9.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 1:9 Then Yahweh put forth his hand (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/1-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 1:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 1:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 1:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 1:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>