Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
Jeremiah 1:6
King James Version (public domain)
Traditionally attributed to Jeremiah · c. 7th–6th century BC · Major prophet of Judah
Context
4Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
5Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
6Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
7But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
8Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.