Exodus 4:10

New International Reader's Version

Moses spoke to the Lord. He said, “Lord, I’ve never been a good speaker. And I haven’t gotten any better since you spoke to me. I don’t speak very well at all.”

Cross References

Job 12:2

“You people think you are the only ones who matter! You are sure that wisdom will die with you!

Exodus 3:11

But Moses spoke to God. “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh?” he said. “Who am I that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

Exodus 4:1

Moses answered, “What if the elders of Israel won’t believe me? What if they won’t listen to me? Suppose they say, ‘The Lord didn’t appear to you.’ Then what should I do?”

Exodus 6:12

But Moses said to the Lord, “The people won’t listen to me. So why would Pharaoh listen to me? After all, I don’t speak very well.”

Exodus 6:30

But Moses said to the Lord, “I don’t speak very well. So why would Pharaoh listen to me?”

Jeremiah 1:6

“You are my Lord and King,” I said. “I don’t know how to speak. I’m too young.”

Micah 6:4

I brought your people up out of Egypt. I set them free from the land where they were slaves. I sent Moses to lead them. Aaron and Miriam helped him.

Acts 7:22

Moses was taught all the knowledge of the people of Egypt. He became a powerful speaker and a man of action.

2 Corinthians 10:10

Some say, “His letters sound important. They are powerful. But in person he doesn’t seem like much. And what he says doesn’t amount to anything.”

2 Corinthians 11:6

It’s true that I haven’t been trained as a speaker. But I do have knowledge. I’ve made that very clear to you in every way.