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Jeremiah 1:8

Jeremiah chapter 1 · verse 8 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Be not afraid because of them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Be not afraid because of them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.

Context

v.7But 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.

v.8This passage

v.9Then Jehovah put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Jeremiah 20:11

    But Jehovah is with me as a mighty one and a terrible: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be utterly put to shame, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten.

  • 2 Timothy 4:17

    But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

  • Hebrews 13:5

    Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

  • Matthew 28:20

    teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.

  • Ezekiel 3:8

    Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead hard against their foreheads.

  • Ezekiel 2:6

    And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.