Jeremiah 1:9

Jeremiah 1:9 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me, "Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Jeremiah 1:9

7But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak. 8Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD. Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. 10See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.” 11And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.

Jeremiah 1:9 word by word

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יְהוָה֙ אֶת־יָד֔וֹ וַיַּגַּ֖ע עַל־פִּ֑י וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י הִנֵּ֛ה נָתַ֥תִּי דְבָרַ֖י בְּפִֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Then the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• reached outשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: reachH7971
• His handיָדyâd · handH3027
• touchedנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• touchedעַל‛al · uponH5921
• my mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to meאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• Beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• I have putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• My wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697

Cross-references for Jeremiah 1:9

• Exodus 4:11And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
• Isaiah 6:6Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.
• Isaiah 49:2He 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.
• Isaiah 50:4The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
• Luke 21:15For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
• Jeremiah 5:14Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says: “Because you have spoken this word, I will make My words a fire in your mouth and this people the wood it consumes.
• Exodus 4:15You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to do.
• Isaiah 51:16I 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.’”
• Ezekiel 3:10“Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart.
• Matthew 10:19But 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.
• Luke 12:12For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 1:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Touched - “Made it touch.” This was the symbol of the bestowal of divine grace and help, by which that want of eloquence, which the prophet had pleaded as a disqualification, was removed.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9When God put his words in Jeremiah's mouth, he made Jeremiah an official royal messenger. God gave him the authority to speak publicly on his behalf.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-104-10. Jeremiah's call to the prophetical office. unto me--other manuscripts read "to him"; but English Version probably represents the true Hebrew text; this inscription was doubtless made by Jeremiah himself.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 1:9

• Excuses
• Government
• Jeremiah
• Minister, Christian
• Prophets

In the dictionaries

• Disquiet
• Mad
• Prophet
• Thitherward
• God
• Mouth
• Prophecy; Prophets
• Revelation
• Self-Surrender

Commentaries on Jeremiah 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings