6 Then I said, "Ah, Lord God!

Behold, I do not know how to speak,

For I am [only] a young man." [Ex 4:10; 6:12, 30; 1 Kin 3:7]

7 But the Lord said to me,

"Do not say, ‘I am [only] a young man,’

Because everywhere I send you, you shall go,

And whatever I command you, you shall speak.

8 "Do not be afraid of them [or their hostile faces],

For I am with you [always] to protect you and deliver you," says the Lord.