Jeremiah 1:10

See! I have set thee in charge this day, over the nations and over the kingdoms, To uproot and to break down, and to destroy and to tear in pieces,—To build and to plant.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

In Context

9Then Yahweh put forth his hand, and touched my mouth,—and Yahweh said unto me, Lo! I have put my words in thy mouth.

11Moreover the Word of Yahweh came unto me saying, What canst thou see Jeremiah? And I said, A twig of an almond-tree, can I see.

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Cross References

1 Kings 19:17Then shall it come to pass, that—him that escapeth the sword of Hazael, shall, Jehu, slay,—and, him that escapeth the sword of Jehu, shall, Elisha, slay;

Isaiah 44:26Establishing the word of his Servant, And the counsel of his Messengers, he maketh good,—Who saith of Jerusalem—She shall be inhabited! And of the cities of Judah—They shall be built! And the ruins thereof, will I set up!

Jeremiah 24:6Therefore will I set mine eye upon them for good, and will bring them back upon this land,—and will build them up, and not pull them down, and will plant them and not root them up;

Jeremiah 25:15For, thus, said Yahweh, God of Israel unto me, Take this cup of indignation wine out of my hand,—and cause all the nations unto whom I am sending thee, to drink it:

Jeremiah 31:4Again, will I build thee and thou shalt be built, thou virgin, Israel,—Again, shalt thou deck thyself with thy timbrels, And go forth in the dance of them that make merry:

Jeremiah 46:1So much of the word of Yahweh as came unto Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 1:5-11

Jeremiah's Call to the Prophetic Office. ( b. c. 629.) 4 Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. 6 Then said I, Ah, Lord God ! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. 7 But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. 8 Be not afraid of their faces:… Read the whole commentary →

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