5. “Before I formed you in the womb,I knew you.Before you were born,I set you apart for my holy purpose.I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.”
6. I, Jeremiah, said, “Almighty Lord, I do not know how to speak. I am only a boy!”
7. But the Lord said to me, “Don’t say that you are only a boy. You will go wherever I send you. You will say whatever I command you to say.
8. Don’t be afraid of people. I am with you, and I will rescue you,” declares the Lord.