Jeremiah 1:6
Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 4:10 begins with the same 'Alas, Sovereign Lord' phrase as Jeremiah 1:6, another instance of Jeremiah's lament to God.
In Jeremiah 20:7, Jeremiah later laments being called — showing the burden of the prophetic office he initially resisted.
Jeremiah 32:17 also begins 'Ah, Lord GOD!' but it is a prayer of praise acknowledging God's power, contrasting with the complaint here.
Jeremiah 14:13 uses the same 'Ah, Lord GOD!' opening, but there Jeremiah complains about false prophets promising peace.
Exodus 4:10-16 directly echoes Jeremiah's 'I cannot speak' — Moses claims no eloquence, and God promises to teach him.
1 Kings 3:7-9 has Solomon calling himself 'a little child' — directly mirroring Jeremiah's 'I am a child' plea of inexperience.
2 Corinthians 12:9 teaches that God's strength is perfected in weakness—echoing how God uses Jeremiah's admitted weakness to display His power.
2 Corinthians 3:5 states our sufficiency is from God—directly parallel to Jeremiah's confession of insufficiency and God's later enablement.
In Ezekiel 4:14, Ezekiel protests using the same phrase 'Ah Lord GOD!' — both prophets object to a divine directive, one about speech, the other about food.
In Judges 6:15, Gideon protests his lowly status, mirroring Jeremiah's 'I am a child' — both called despite feeling unfit.
In Exodus 4:13, Moses similarly pleads inability to speak — both prophets object to God's call citing speech limitations.
Exodus 4:10-16 directly echoes Jeremiah's 'I cannot speak' — Moses claims no eloquence, and God promises to teach him.
Isaiah 6:5 has Isaiah lamenting 'unclean lips' — a different speech inadequacy focused on sinfulness, not youth.
Exodus 6:30 repeats Moses' 'uncircumcised lips' complaint, reinforcing the pattern of prophetic reluctance over speech.
Exodus 6:12 has Moses objecting again with 'uncircumcised lips' — another prophet claiming speech inadequacy before God.
Exodus 4:1 shows Moses similarly objecting to his calling, doubting that people will believe him — a parallel prophetic reluctance.
Exodus 3:11 shows Moses asking 'Who am I?' — another prophet's self-doubt in response to God's call, parallel to Jeremiah's objection.