Jeremiah 1:9 — Bible Verse (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.”

Jeremiah 1:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 1:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 1:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then Yahweh stretched out his hand and touched my mouth. Then Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.”

Jeremiah 1:9 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 1:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then Jehovah put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth:”

Jeremiah 1:9 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 1:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jehovah putteth forth His hand, and striketh against my mouth, and Jehovah saith unto me, `Lo, I have put my words in thy mouth.”

Jeremiah 1:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 1:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jehovah put forth his hand and touched my mouth; and Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.”

Jeremiah 1:9 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 1:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then the Lord stretched out his hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said vnto me, Beholde, I haue put my wordes in thy mouth.”

Jeremiah 1:9 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 1:9 in Context — Jeremiah 1

7 Y díjome Jehová: No digas, soy niño; porque á todo lo que te enviaré irás tú, y dirás todo lo que te mandaré.

8 No temas delante de ellos, porque contigo soy para librarte, dice Jehová.

9 Y extendió Jehová su mano, y tocó sobre mi boca; y díjome Jehová: He aquí he puesto mis palabras en tu boca.

10 Mira que te he puesto en este día sobre gentes y sobre reinos, para arrancar y para destruir, y para arruinar y para derribar, y para edificar y para plantar.

11 Y la palabra de Jehová fué á mí, diciendo: ¿Qué ves tú, Jeremías? Y dije: Yo veo una vara de almendro.

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What Does Jeremiah 1:9 Mean?

Jeremiah 1:9 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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