7. But the Lord said to me, “Don’t say, ‘I am only a boy.’ You must go everywhere I send you and say everything I tell you to say.
8. Don’t be afraid of anyone. I am with you, and I will protect you.” This message is from the Lord.
9. Then the Lord reached out with his hand and touched my mouth. He said to me, “Jeremiah, I am putting my words in your mouth.