Parallel Verses

NET Bible

Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "I will most assuredly give you the words you are to speak for me.

New American Standard Bible

Then the Lord stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me,
“Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.

King James Version

Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

Holman Bible

Then the Lord reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and told me:

I have now filled your mouth with My words.

International Standard Version

The LORD stretched out his hand, touched my mouth, and then told me, "Look, I've put my words in your mouth.

A Conservative Version

Then LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And LORD said to me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

Then the Lord stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me,

“Behold (hear Me), I have put My words in your mouth.

Bible in Basic English

Then the Lord put out his hand, touching my mouth; and the Lord said to me, See, I have put my words in your mouth:

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah will stretch forth his hand and touch upon my mouth: and Jehovah will say to me, Behold, I gave my words into thy mouth.

King James 2000

Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then Yahweh stretched out his hand and he touched my mouth, and Yahweh said to me, "Look, I have put my words in your mouth.

Modern King James verseion

And Jehovah put forth His hand, and touched my mouth. And Jehovah said to me, Behold, I have put My Words in your mouth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And with that, the LORD stretched out his hand, and touched my mouth, and said moreover unto me, "Behold, I put my words in thy mouth,

New Heart English Bible

Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and the LORD said to me, "Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.

The Emphasized Bible

Then Yahweh put forth his hand, and touched my mouth, - and Yahweh said unto me, Lo! I have put my words in thy mouth.

Webster

Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said to me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

World English Bible

Then Yahweh put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and Yahweh said to me, "Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.

Youngs Literal Translation

And Jehovah putteth forth His hand, and striketh against my mouth, and Jehovah saith unto me, 'Lo, I have put my words in thy mouth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Then the Lord

Usage: 0

שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

and touched
נגע 
Naga` 
Usage: 150

And the Lord

Usage: 0

unto me, Behold, I have put
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

my words
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

References

Easton

Context Readings

The Call Of Jeremiah

8 Do not be afraid of those to whom I send you, for I will be with you to protect you," says the Lord. 9 Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "I will most assuredly give you the words you are to speak for me. 10 Know for certain that I hereby give you the authority to announce to nations and kingdoms that they will be uprooted and torn down, destroyed and demolished, rebuilt and firmly planted."



Cross References

Exodus 4:11-12

The Lord said to him, "Who gave a mouth to man, or who makes a person mute or deaf or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?

Exodus 4:15-16

"So you are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. And as for me, I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you both what you must do.

Isaiah 51:16

I commission you as my spokesman; I cover you with the palm of my hand, to establish the sky and to found the earth, to say to Zion, 'You are my people.'"

Jeremiah 5:14

Because of that, the Lord, the God who rules over all, said to me, "Because these people have spoken like this, I will make the words that I put in your mouth like fire. And I will make this people like wood which the fiery judgments you speak will burn up."

Isaiah 6:6-7

But then one of the seraphs flew toward me. In his hand was a hot coal he had taken from the altar with tongs.

Isaiah 49:2

He made my mouth like a sharp sword, he hid me in the hollow of his hand; he made me like a sharpened arrow, he hid me in his quiver.

Isaiah 50:4

The sovereign Lord has given me the capacity to be his spokesman, so that I know how to help the weary. He wakes me up every morning; he makes me alert so I can listen attentively as disciples do.

Ezekiel 3:10

And he said to me, "Son of man, take all my words that I speak to you to heart and listen carefully.

Matthew 10:19

Whenever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, for what you should say will be given to you at that time.

Luke 12:12

for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you must say."

Luke 21:15

For I will give you the words along with the wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.

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