8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD. 9 Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. 10 See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
Jeremiah 1:8–10
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Jeremiah 1:18–19
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Jeremiah 15:19–21
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Jeremiah 42:10–12
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2 Esdras 15:1–2
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Exodus 4:11–13
11 And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD? 12 Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.” 13 But Moses replied, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”
Isaiah 51:15–17
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Jeremiah 46:27–28
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Isaiah 41:12–14
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