Jeremiah 1:6-10

New American Standard Bible

⁶ Then ^(A)I said, “Oh, Lord ^[a]God!
Behold, I do not know how to speak,
Because ^(B)I am a youth.”
⁷ But the Lord said to me,
“Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’
^(C)Because everywhere I send you, you shall go,
And ^(D)all that I command you, you shall speak.
^8 (E)Do not be afraid of them,
For ^(F)I am with you to save you,” declares the Lord.

“Behold, I have ^(H)put My words in your mouth.
¹⁰ See, ^(I)I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms,
^(J)To root out and to tear down,
To destroy and to overthrow,
^(K)To build and to plant.”