4. Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
5. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;Before you were born I sanctified you;I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”
6. Then said I:“Ah, Lord God!Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.”
7. But the Lord said to me:“Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’For you shall go to all to whom I send you,And whatever I command you, you shall speak.