¹² But Moses said to the Lord, “Behold, the people of Israel have ^(A)not listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, for ^(B)I am of uncircumcised lips?”

¹⁸ And David said to Saul, ^(A)“Who am I, and who are my relatives, my father's clan in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?”

⁵ And I said: “Woe is me! ^(A)For I am lost; ^(B)for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the ^(C)King, the Lord of hosts!”

Isaiah's Commission from the Lord

⁸ And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for ^(A)us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”

⁶ Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, ^(A)I do not know how to speak, ^(B)for I am only a youth.”