4 Now the word of Yahweh came to me saying,
5 “Before I aformed you in the innermost parts I knew you,
And bbefore you came out from the womb I set you apart;
I have cgiven you as a prophet to the nations.”
6 Then aI said, “Alas, Lord Yahweh!
Behold, I do not know how to speak
Because bI am a youth.”
7 But Yahweh said to me,
“Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’
aBecause everywhere I send you, you shall go,
And ball that I command you, you shall speak.
8 aDo not be afraid of them,
For bI am with you to deliver you,” declares Yahweh.
9 Then Yahweh sent forth His hand and atouched my mouth, and Yahweh said to me,
“Behold, I have bput My words in your mouth.
10 See, aI have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms,
bTo uproot and to tear down,
To cause to perish and to pull down,
cTo build and to plant.”