Jeremiah 1:5-6 Description God's call to Jeremiah: Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you — and Jeremiah's response: I am a child Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture Chapter IV: The Judgments and Examples of the Fathers — Quoted as an example of a prophet humbled before the divine word despite being sanctified from the womb "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, and before you came forth from the womb, I sanctified you, and I made you a prophet to the nations... Ah, ah, ah, Lord God, behold I do not know how to speak, for I am a child." Related Jeremiah