Jeremiah 1:6
Context1:6 I answered, “Oh, Lord God, 1 I really 2 do not know how to speak well enough for that, 3 for I am too young.” 4
Daniel 1:17
Context1:17 Now as for these four young men, God endowed them with knowledge and skill in all sorts of literature and wisdom – and Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.
Daniel 1:1
Context1:1 In the third 5 year of the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar 6 of Babylon advanced against Jerusalem 7 and laid it under siege. 8
Daniel 4:12
Context4:12 Its foliage was attractive and its fruit plentiful;
on it there was food enough for all.
Under it the wild animals 9 used to seek shade,
and in its branches the birds of the sky used to nest.
All creatures 10 used to feed themselves from it.
[1:6] 2 tn Heb “Behold, I do not know how to speak.” The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, commonly rendered “behold”) often introduces a speech and calls special attention to a specific word or the statement as a whole (see IBHS 675-78 §40.2.1).
[1:6] 3 tn The words “well enough for that” are implicit and are supplied in the translation for clarity. Jeremiah is not claiming an absolute inability to speak.
[1:6] 4 tn Heb “I am a boy/youth.” The Hebrew word can refer to an infant (Exod 2:6), a young boy (1 Sam 2:11), a teenager (Gen 21:12), or a young man (2 Sam 18:5). The translation is deliberately ambiguous since it is unclear how old Jeremiah was when he was called to begin prophesying.
[1:1] 5 sn The third year of the reign of Jehoiakim would be ca. 605
[1:1] 6 sn King Nebuchadnezzar ruled Babylon from ca. 605-562
[1:1] 7 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[1:1] 8 sn This attack culminated in the first of three major deportations of Jews to Babylon. The second one occurred in 597