Jeremiah
Jeremiah 1:6
6“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ah | אֲהָהּ֙ | ’ă·hāh | Interjection | H162 alas! |
| Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהֹוִ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| I said | וָאֹמַ֗ר | wā·’ō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| I surely | הִנֵּ֥ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| do not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know | יָדַ֖עְתִּי | yā·ḏa‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| how to speak | דַּבֵּ֑ר | dab·bēr | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1696 speak |
| for | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אָנֹֽכִי׃פ | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| only a child | נַ֖עַר | na·‘ar | Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 4:10–16 · Exodus 6:12 · Jeremiah 32:17 · 1 Kings 3:7–9 · Exodus 4:1 · Jeremiah 14:13 · Exodus 6:30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.