Jeremiah 1:9
Douay-Rheims
And the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth: and the Lord said to me: Behold I have given my words in thy mouth:
John Chrysostom
I say this, for Isaiah said, "The Lord has given me a learned tongue that I should know when I ought to speak a word." Furthermore, what of Jeremiah? When he was sent, he then was inspired by God. And what of Ezekiel? For, when he had eaten the chapter of the book, he then spoke prophetically.
Source details
A.D. 407 · on Jer 1:9 (HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 69)
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.