Jeremiah 1:9
New International Version
Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth.

New Living Translation
Then the LORD reached out and touched my mouth and said, “Look, I have put my words in your mouth!

English Standard Version
Then the LORD put out his hand and touched my mouth. And the LORD said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.

Berean Standard Bible
Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
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.

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.

NASB 1995
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.

NASB 1977
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.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Yahweh sent forth His hand and touched my mouth, and Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.

Amplified Bible
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.

Christian Standard Bible
Then the LORD reached out his hand, touched my mouth, and told me: I have now filled your mouth with my words.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and told me: I have now filled your mouth with My words.

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:

Contemporary English Version
The LORD reached out his hand, then he touched my mouth and said, "I am giving you the words to say,

English Revised 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:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then the LORD stretched out his hand and touched my mouth. The LORD said to me, "Now I have put my words in your mouth.

Good News Translation
Then the LORD reached out, touched my lips, and said to me, "Listen, I am giving you the words you must speak.

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.

Majority Standard Bible
Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: ?Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
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 stretched out his hand and touched my mouth. Then Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And YHWH puts forth His hand, and strikes against my mouth, and YHWH says to me, “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.

Young's 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.

Smith's Literal 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.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth: and the Lord said to me: Behold I have given my words in thy mouth:

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the Lord put forth his hand, and he touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me: “Behold, I have placed my words in your mouth.

New American Bible
Then the LORD extended his hand and touched my mouth, saying to me, See, I place my words in your mouth!

New Revised Standard Version
Then the LORD put out his hand and touched my mouth; and the LORD said to me, “Now I have put my words in your mouth.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa 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.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And LORD JEHOVAH reached his hand and he touched my mouth and LORD JEHOVAH said to me: “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the Lord stretched forth his hand to me, and touched my mouth: and the Lord said to me, Behold, I have put my words into thy mouth.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Call of Jeremiah
8Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD. 9Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. 10See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”…

Cross References
Isaiah 6:7
And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”

Exodus 4:12
Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”

Matthew 10:19-20
But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say. / For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

Ezekiel 3:10-11
“Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart. / Go to your people, the exiles; speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ whether they listen or refuse to listen.”

Acts 2:4
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

Isaiah 51:16
I have put My words in your mouth, and covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’”

Luke 12:12
For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

2 Timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, / so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.

Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.

John 14:26
But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

1 Corinthians 2:13
And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.

Isaiah 49:2
He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver.

Acts 4:31
After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

2 Peter 1:21
For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Numbers 23:5
Then the LORD put a message in Balaam’s mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and give him this message.”


Treasury of Scripture

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.

and touched

Exodus 4:11,12
And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? …

Isaiah 6:6,7
Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: …

Isaiah 49:2
And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;

behold

Jeremiah 5:14
Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

Exodus 4:15,16
And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do…

Isaiah 51:16
And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.

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4. And the calling of Jeremiah
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15. His heavy message against Judah
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Then the LORD reached out His hand
This phrase signifies a divine intervention and personal involvement of God in the life of Jeremiah. The Hebrew word for "LORD" here is "Yahweh," the covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature. The imagery of God reaching out His hand is a powerful anthropomorphism, illustrating God's active role in equipping and empowering His prophets. Historically, this reflects the intimate relationship between God and His chosen messengers, as seen throughout the Old Testament.

and touched my mouth
The act of touching Jeremiah's mouth symbolizes the impartation of divine words and authority. In Hebrew culture, the mouth is often seen as the organ of speech and communication, and this touch signifies the sanctification and preparation of Jeremiah's speech for his prophetic mission. This echoes similar instances in Scripture, such as Isaiah's lips being touched with a coal (Isaiah 6:6-7), indicating purification and readiness for God's service.

and said to me
This phrase introduces the direct communication from God to Jeremiah, highlighting the personal and direct nature of prophetic revelation. The Hebrew verb "amar" (said) is frequently used in the Old Testament to denote God's communication, underscoring the authority and truth of the message that follows. This direct speech is a hallmark of prophetic literature, where God conveys His will and purpose through His chosen servants.

Behold, I have put My words in your mouth
The word "Behold" serves as a call to attention, emphasizing the significance of what follows. The phrase "I have put My words in your mouth" indicates the divine origin of Jeremiah's message. The Hebrew word for "words" (dabar) often refers to God's creative and powerful speech, as seen in Genesis 1. This underscores the authority and reliability of Jeremiah's prophetic utterances, as they are not his own, but God's. This divine commissioning assures Jeremiah and his audience that his words carry the weight and truth of God's own voice.

(9) The Lord put forth his hand . . .--The symbolic act seems to imply something like a waking vision, like that of Isaiah (Isaiah 6:6), and the act itself reminds us of the "live coal" laid upon the prophet's mouth, as there recorded. The "hand of the Lord," as in Ezekiel 3:14; Ezekiel 8:1., and elsewhere, was the received symbol of the special influence of the Spirit of the Lord; and here, as in the case of Isaiah, the act implied the gift of new powers of thought and utterance. The words which a prophet speaks, like those which were to be spoken by the Apostles of Christ (Matthew 10:20), are not his own words, but those put into his heart by the Spirit of the Father. So "the finger of God" in Luke 11:20 answers to "the Spirit of God" in Matthew 12:28. . . . Verse 9. - Touched my mouth; literally, caused (his hand) to touch my mouth. Jeremiah had said that he was unskilled in oratory; the Divine answer is that the words which he has to speak are not his own, but those of Jehovah. Two things are obvious:

1. The touching of the lips is not purely metaphorical, as in Psalm 51:15 (comp. Psalm 40:6); it represents a real experience.

2. This experience, however, can only have been a visionary one, analogous to that vouchsafed to Isaiah at the opening of his prophetic ministry. In the grand account given by Isaiah of his inaugural vision (which has evidently influenced the form of the vision of Jeremiah), we read of the same significant act on the part of one of the seraphim. It is the same act, certainly, but it symbolizes, not as here the communication of a prophetic message (comp. Matthew 10:19), but the purification of the lips. Does it not seem as if Isaiah had attained a deeper insight into the spiritual regeneration needed by the prophet than had been granted to Jeremiah? Another point in which Jeremiah's account seems inferior to that of Isaiah is plastic power. Notice how Jeremiah dwells upon the meaning of the words; this is a reflective element which diminishes the poetic power of the narrative. A word may Be added to explain that "visionary" is not here used in opposition to "based on fact." That the two epithets are susceptible of combination is well shown in the vision described by Pere Gratry, in his 'Souvenirs do ma Jeunesse' (pp. 102-105), the reality of which is not in the least impaired in the writer's mind by its thoroughly inward character: "Dens teutes ces seines interieures, je n'imaginais rien... c'etaient de saisissantes et tres-energiques realites auxquelles je ne m'attendais nullement."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then the LORD
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

reached out
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (way·yiš·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

His hand,
יָד֔וֹ (yā·ḏōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

touched
וַיַּגַּ֖ע (way·yag·ga‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike

my mouth,
פִּ֑י (pî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

and said
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to me:
אֵלַ֔י (’ê·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

“Behold,
הִנֵּ֛ה (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

I have put
נָתַ֥תִּי (nā·ṯat·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

My words
דְבָרַ֖י (ḏə·ḇā·ray)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

into your mouth.
בְּפִֽיךָ׃ (bə·p̄î·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to


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