But Micaiah answered, “No! I promised that by the power of the Lord I will say the things that the Lord tells me to say!”
Jeremiah 1:7 - Easy To Read Version But the Lord said to me, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the Lord said to me, Say not, I am only a youth; for you shall go to all to whom I shall send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak. American Standard Version (1901) But Jehovah said unto me, Say not, I am a child; for to whomsoever I shall send thee thou shalt go, and whatsoever I shall command thee thou shalt speak. Common English Bible The LORD responded, “Don’t say, ‘I’m only a child.’ Where I send you, you must go; what I tell you, you must say. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord said to me: "Do not choose to say, 'I am a boy.' For you shall go forth to everyone to whom I will send you. And you shall speak all that I will command you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord said to me: Say not: I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I shall command thee, thou shalt speak. |
But Micaiah answered, “No! I promised that by the power of the Lord I will say the things that the Lord tells me to say!”
Lord my God, you have allowed me to be the king in my father’s place. But I am like a little child. I do not have the wisdom I need to do the things I must do.
But Micaiah answered, “As sure as the Lord lives, I can only say what my God says.”
He said, “I am the Lord. Tell the king of Egypt everything that I tell you.”
The Lord said: “Jeremiah, stand in the temple {\cf2\super [205]} yard of the Lord. Give this message to all the people of Judah that are coming to worship at the temple of the Lord. Tell them everything that I tell you to speak. Don’t leave out any part of my message.
So Jeremiah finished telling the people the message from the Lord their God. Jeremiah told them everything that the Lord had sent him to tell the people.
“Jeremiah, you will tell these things to the people of Judah. But they won’t listen to you! You call to them, but they won’t answer you.
You must tell them the things I say. I know they won’t listen to you. And they won’t stop sinning against me! Why? Because they are a rebellious people.
\{I was a shepherd\} and the Lord took me from following the sheep. The Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’
“Go to that big city Nineveh, and preach the things that I tell you.”
That night, God came to Balaam. God said, “These men have come again to ask you to go with them. So you can go with them. But do only the things that I tell you to do.”
Balaam answered, “But I am here now. I came, but I might not be able to do the thing you asked. I can only say the words that the Lord God tells me to say.”
Teach those people to obey everything that I have told you. You can be sure that I will be with you always. I will continue with you until the end of the world.”
I can say this because I know that I told you everything that God wants you to know.