Jeremiah 1:6-10

International Children’s Bible

⁶ Then I said, “But Lord God, I don’t know how to speak. I am only a boy.”

⁷ But the Lord said to me, “Don’t say, ‘I am only a boy.’ You must go everywhere that I send you. You must say everything I tell you to say. ⁸ Don’t be afraid of anyone, because I am with you. I will protect you,” says the Lord.

⁹ Then the Lord reached out with his hand and touched my mouth. He said to me, “See, I am putting my words in your mouth. ¹⁰ Today I have put you in charge of nations and kingdoms. You will pull up and tear down, destroy and overthrow. You will build up and plant.”