6 Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! Behold, *I do not know how to speak, *for I am only a youth." 7 But the Lord said to me,

"Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’;

for to all to whom I send you, you shall go,

and *whatever I command you, you shall speak.

8 *Do not be afraid of them,

*for I am with you to deliver you,

declares the Lord."