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Jeremiah 1:6

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6

Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I don’t know how to speak; for I am a child.”

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Verse 6. Ah. Hebrew ahah. Septuagint “thou Being.” Prot. “Then said I: Ah, Lord God.” Bible.—He does not imitate a child. He might be above 30 years old, though some say ( Calmet.) only 14, ( Tirinus.) or less; yet he finds himself devoid of eloquence, like Moses. Exodus 14:10. Calmet.

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The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”

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“Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.

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