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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Jeremiah 1:6 Parallel: Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.</title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/parallel/jeremiah/1-6.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new5.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/jeremiah/1-6.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmstr/jeremiah/1-6.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="http://biblehub.com/tools.htm">Parallel</a> > Jeremiah 1:6</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../jeremiah/1-5.htm" title="Jeremiah 1:5">◄</a> Jeremiah 1:6 <a href="../jeremiah/1-7.htm" title="Jeremiah 1:7">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />"Alas, Sovereign LORD," I said, "I do not know how to speak; I am too young."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“O Sovereign LORD,” I said, “I can’t speak for you! I’m too young!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/1.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, “Oh, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, Because I am a youth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then I said, "Alas, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, Because I am a youth."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then I said, “Alas, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, Because I am a youth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, For I am [only] a young man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I protested, “Oh no, Lord GOD! Look, I don’t know how to speak since I am only a youth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I protested, "Oh no, Lord GOD! Look, I don't know how to speak since I am only a youth." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I replied, "I'm not a good speaker, LORD, and I'm too young." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I answered, "Sovereign LORD, I don't know how to speak; I am too young." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I, Jeremiah, said, "Almighty LORD, I do not know how to speak. I am only a boy!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I replied, "Ah, LORD God! Look, I don't know how to speak, because I'm only a young man."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I answered, "Oh, Lord GOD, I really do not know how to speak well enough for that, for I am too young."</div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I <i>am</i> a child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then said I: “Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I cannot speak, for I <i>am</i> a youth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/jeremiah/1.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD. Look, I do not know how to speak; for I am a child."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, "Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I don't know how to speak; for I am a child."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/jeremiah/1.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, I know not how to speak; for I am a child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/jeremiah/1.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Then I said, "Alas, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak; for I <i>am</i> a youth."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/jeremiah/1.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/jeremiah/1.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Then said I, Oh, Lord God, behold, I can not speake, for I am a childe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/jeremiah/1.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Then sayde I: O Lorde God, I can not speake, for I am yet but young.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/jeremiah/1.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />The sayde I: Oh LORDE God, I am vnmete, for I am yet but yonge.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I say, “Aah! Lord YHWH! Behold, I have not known—to speak, for I [am] a youth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I say, 'Ah, Lord Jehovah! lo, I have not known -- to speak, for I am a youth.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And saying, Ah, Lord Jehovah, behold I knew not to speak: for I a boy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I said: Ah, ah, ah, Lord God: behold, I cannot speak, for I am a child. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I said: “Alas, alas, alas, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am a boy.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I said: "I beg you LORD JEHOVAH God, behold, I do not know how to speak, because I am a boy!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, I beseech thee, O LORD God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am but a child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then said I: 'Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I said, O Lord, thou that art supreme Lord, behold, I know not <i>how</i> to speak, for I am a child.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/jeremiah/1.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/162.htm" title="162: ’ă·hāh (Interjection) -- Alas! Apparently a primitive word expressing pain exclamatorily; Oh!">“Ah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">I said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">“I surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa‘·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dab·bēr (V-Piel-Inf) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">how to speak,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I am</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: na·‘ar (N-ms) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">only a child!”</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/jeremiah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say">And I say</a><a href="/hebrew/162.htm" title="162. 'ahahh (a-haw') -- alas!">, ‘Ah</a><a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136. 'Adonay (ad-o-noy') -- Lord">, Lord</a><a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069. Yhovih (yeh-ho-vee') -- God "> Jehovah</a><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009. hinneh (hin-nay') -- lo! behold!">! lo</a><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808. lo' (lo) -- not">, I have not</a><a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045. yada' (yaw-dah') -- to know"> known</a><a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696. dabar (daw-bar') -- to speak">—to speak</a><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588. kiy (kee) -- that, for, when">, for</a><a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595. 'anokiy (aw-no-kee') -- I"> I</a><a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288. na'ar (nah'-ar) -- a boy, lad, youth, retainer"> [am] a youth.’</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">But</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw1cs 559"> I protested</a>, <a href="/hebrew/162.htm" title="אֲהָהּ Pi 162">“Oh no</a>, <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="אָדֹון ncmpc 136">Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="יהוה np 3069"> <span class="divineName">GOD</span></a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="הִנֵּה Pi 2009">! Look</a>, <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808">I don’t</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="ידע vqp1cs 3045"> know</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="דבר_2 vpc 1696"> how to speak</a>  <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> since</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="אָנֹכִי pi1cs 595"> I</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="נַעַר ncmsa 5288"> am only a youth</a>.” </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/jeremiah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say">Then I said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/162.htm" title="162. 'ahahh (a-haw') -- alas!">"Alas,</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136. 'Adonay (ad-o-noy') -- Lord">Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">GOD!</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009. hinneh (hin-nay') -- lo! behold!">Behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045. yada' (yaw-dah') -- to know">I do not know</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696. dabar (daw-bar') -- to speak">how to speak,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588. kiy (kee) -- that, for, when">Because</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288. na'ar (nah'-ar) -- a boy, lad, youth, retainer">I am a youth."</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say">Then said</a> <a href="/hebrew/162.htm" title="162. 'ahahh (a-haw') -- alas!">I, Ah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136. 'Adonay (ad-o-noy') -- Lord">Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069. Yhovih (yeh-ho-vee') -- God ">GOD!</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045. yada' (yaw-dah') -- to know">behold, I cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696. dabar (daw-bar') -- to speak">speak:</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288. na'ar (nah'-ar) -- a boy, lad, youth, retainer">for I [am] a child.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../jeremiah/1-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 1:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 1:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../jeremiah/1-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 1:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 1:7" /></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> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>