^{5 Ref} `Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.'

^{6 Ref} And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah! lo, I have not known -- to speak, for I `am' a youth.'

^{7 Ref} And Jehovah saith unto me, `Do not say, I `am' a youth, for to all to whom I send thee thou goest, and all that I command thee thou speakest.

^{8 Ref} Be not afraid of their faces, for with thee `am' I to deliver thee, -- an affirmation of Jehovah.'