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Some you must uproot and tear down, destroy and overthrow. Others you must build up and plant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />See, I have set you this day over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, To root out and to pull down, To destroy and to throw down, To build and to plant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, To root out and to tear down, To destroy and to overthrow, To build and to plant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, To pluck up and to break down, To destroy and to overthrow, To build and to plant.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, To pluck up and to break down, To destroy and to overthrow, To build and to plant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, To uproot and to tear down, To cause to perish and to pull down, To build and to plant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, To uproot and break down, To destroy and to overthrow, To build and to plant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and demolish, to build and plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and demolish, to build and plant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />see, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and I am sending you with authority to speak to the nations for me. You will tell them of doom and destruction, and of rising and rebuilding again." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />see, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down, and to destroy and to overthrow; to build, and to plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Today I have put you in charge of nations and kingdoms. You will uproot and tear down. You will destroy and overthrow. You will build and plant."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Today I give you authority over nations and kingdoms to uproot and to pull down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />See, today I've appointed you to prophesy about nations and kingdoms, to pull up and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Know for certain that I hereby give you the authority to announce to nations and kingdoms that they will be uprooted and torn down, destroyed and demolished, rebuilt and firmly planted." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I have today set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to uproot and to tear down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />See, I have charged you this day concerning the nations, and concerning the kingdoms, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> See, I have charged thee this day concerning the nations, and concerning the kingdoms, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />See, I appointed thee this day over the nations and over the kingdoms to pluck up and to tear down, and to destroy, and to overthrow, to build and to plant.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Lo, I have set thee this day over the nations, and over the kingdoms, to root up, and to pull down, and to waste, and to destroy, and to build, and to plant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Behold, today I have appointed you over nations and over kingdoms, so that you may root up, and pull down, and destroy, and scatter, and so that you may build and plant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms, To uproot and to tear down, to destroy and to demolish, to build and to plant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />See, today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, and to overthrow and to destroy, to build and to plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />See that I have authorized you today over the nations and over the kingdoms, to uproot and to break down and to overturn and to destroy and to build and to plant"<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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 overthrow; To build, and to plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Behold, I have appointed thee this day over nations and over kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to rebuild, and to plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=85" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/1.htm">The Call of Jeremiah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rə·’êh (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">See,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: hip̄·qaḏ·tî·ḵā (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs:: 2ms) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">I have appointed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">you today</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4467.htm" title="4467: ham·mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign. From malak; dominion, i.e. the estate or the country.">and kingdoms</a> <a href="/hebrew/5428.htm" title="5428: lin·ṯō·wōš (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To pull or pluck up, root out. A primitive root; to tear away.">to uproot</a> <a href="/hebrew/5422.htm" title="5422: wə·lin·ṯō·wṣ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To pull down, break down. A primitive root; to tear down.">and tear down,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: ū·lə·ha·’ă·ḇîḏ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">to destroy</a> <a href="/hebrew/2040.htm" title="2040: wə·la·hă·rō·ws (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To throw down, break or tear down. A primitive root; to pull down or in pieces, break, &? Destroy.">and overthrow,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: liḇ·nō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">to build</a> <a href="/hebrew/5193.htm" title="5193: wə·lin·ṭō·w·a‘ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To plant. A primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. Fix; specifically, to plant.">and plant.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-4.htm">2 Corinthians 10:4-5</a></span><br />The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. / We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-19.htm">Matthew 16:19</a></span><br />I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a></span><br />And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17</a></span><br />“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-21.htm">Daniel 2:21</a></span><br />He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-5.htm">Hosea 6:5</a></span><br />Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Amos 3:7</a></span><br />Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-18.htm">Matthew 18:18</a></span><br />Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-19.htm">Luke 10:19</a></span><br />Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/26-16.htm">Acts 26:16-18</a></span><br />‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you. / I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them / to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-26.htm">Isaiah 44:26-28</a></span><br />who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’ / who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,’ / who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-3.htm">Ezekiel 1:3</a></span><br />the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar. And there the LORD’s hand was upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-17.htm">1 Kings 19:17</a></span><br />Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a></span><br />so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-7.htm">Ezekiel 33:7</a></span><br />As for you, O son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word from My mouth and give them the warning from Me.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">See, I have this day set you 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.</p><p class="hdg">I have</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15-27</a></b></br> For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/27-2.htm">Jeremiah 27:2-7</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/46-1.htm">Jeremiah 46:1</a></b></br> The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;</p><p class="hdg">to root out</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/18-7.htm">Jeremiah 18:7-9</a></b></br> <i>At what</i> instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy <i>it</i>; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/19-17.htm">1 Kings 19:17</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/31-18.htm">Ezekiel 31:18</a></b></br> To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with <i>them that be</i> slain by the sword. This <i>is</i> Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.</p><p class="hdg">to build</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/18-9.htm">Jeremiah 18:9</a></b></br> And <i>at what</i> instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant <i>it</i>;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Jeremiah 24:6</a></b></br> For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull <i>them</i> down; and I will plant them, and not pluck <i>them</i> up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-4.htm">Jeremiah 31:4,5,28</a></b></br> Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/61-3.htm">Appoint</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm">Break</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">Build</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-23.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-25.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-23.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-5.htm">Kingdoms</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-28.htm">Overthrow</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-17.htm">Overturning</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-22.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-22.htm">Planting</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Pluck</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-19.htm">Pull</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-2.htm">Root</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-14.htm">Smashing</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-1.htm">Tear</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-33.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm">Today</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-2.htm">Uproot</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-2.htm">Uprooting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Appoint</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-24.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Break</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">Build</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-13.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-27.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-30.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-15.htm">Kingdoms</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-17.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Overthrow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-28.htm">Overturning</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-21.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-9.htm">Planting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-14.htm">Pluck</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-3.htm">Pull</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Root</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-7.htm">Smashing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-17.htm">Tear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Today</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-15.htm">Uproot</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-7.htm">Uprooting</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-1.htm">The time</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-4.htm">And the calling of Jeremiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-11.htm">His prophetical visions of an almond rod and a seething pot</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-15.htm">His heavy message against Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">God encourages him with his promise of assistance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The immediacy of "today" emphasizes the urgency and importance of his mission. Jeremiah's appointment is not self-initiated but divinely ordained, highlighting the sovereignty of God in choosing His messengers. This mirrors other biblical callings, such as Moses (Exodus 3) and Isaiah (Isaiah 6), where God directly appoints His prophets.<p><b>over nations and kingdoms</b><br>Jeremiah's prophetic ministry extends beyond Judah to include surrounding nations, indicating the universal scope of God's sovereignty. This reflects the biblical theme that God is not just the God of Israel but of all nations (<a href="/psalms/47-8.htm">Psalm 47:8</a>). Historically, Jeremiah prophesied during a tumultuous period marked by the rise and fall of empires like Assyria, Babylon, and Egypt, underscoring the relevance of his message to these geopolitical shifts.<p><b>to uproot and tear down</b><br>These actions symbolize judgment and the removal of what is corrupt or sinful. The agricultural metaphor of "uprooting" suggests the complete eradication of deeply entrenched sin, while "tear down" implies the dismantling of structures, both literal and figurative, that oppose God's will. This aligns with the prophetic tradition of calling out idolatry and injustice (<a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Isaiah 5:5-6</a>).<p><b>to destroy and overthrow</b><br>These terms further emphasize the comprehensive nature of God's judgment. "Destroy" suggests total annihilation, while "overthrow" implies the toppling of established powers. This can be seen in the eventual fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile, fulfilling Jeremiah's prophecies (Jeremiah 39). It also foreshadows the ultimate overthrow of evil through Christ's victory (<a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-21</a>).<p><b>to build and plant</b><br>In contrast to the preceding destructive actions, these terms convey hope and restoration. "Build" and "plant" suggest renewal and the establishment of a new order. This dual role of judgment and restoration is a common prophetic theme, seen in the promise of a new covenant (<a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a>) and the future hope of the Messianic kingdom. The imagery of planting also connects to the parables of Jesus, where the kingdom of God is likened to a seed that grows (<a href="/mark/4-26.htm">Mark 4:26-32</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah and the surrounding nations. His ministry spanned over 40 years during a tumultuous period in Israel's history.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations_and_kingdoms.htm">Nations and Kingdoms</a></b><br>Refers to the geopolitical entities surrounding Judah, including Babylon, Egypt, and others. Jeremiah's prophetic ministry was not limited to Judah but extended to these nations as well.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_appointment.htm">God's Appointment</a></b><br>The divine commissioning of Jeremiah as a prophet, emphasizing God's sovereignty in choosing and empowering His servants for specific tasks.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/u/uproot_and_tear_down.htm">Uproot and Tear Down</a></b><br>Metaphors for God's judgment and the removal of sinful practices and structures. This reflects the Hebrew words "nathash" (to uproot) and "haras" (to tear down).<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/build_and_plant.htm">Build and Plant</a></b><br>Symbols of restoration and renewal, indicating God's intention to restore His people after judgment. The Hebrew words "banah" (to build) and "nata" (to plant) are used here.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_sovereignty_in_calling.htm">Divine Sovereignty in Calling</a></b><br>God chooses and appoints individuals for His purposes, equipping them for the tasks He sets before them. Reflect on how God might be calling you in your own life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_restoration.htm">Judgment and Restoration</a></b><br>God's actions in uprooting and tearing down are not ends in themselves but are part of a larger plan that includes building and planting. Consider how God might be working in your life to remove the old and bring in the new.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prophetic_responsibility.htm">Prophetic Responsibility</a></b><br>Like Jeremiah, believers are called to speak truth in love, even when it is difficult. Reflect on how you can be a voice for God's truth in your community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_destruction.htm">Hope Amidst Destruction</a></b><br>Even in times of judgment, God provides hope and a promise of restoration. Trust in God's ultimate plan for renewal and redemption.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'sufficient_grace'_mean.htm">What does 'a time to plant and uproot' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_god_know_jeremiah_pre-conception.htm">Jeremiah 1:5 – How can God claim to know Jeremiah before his conception in a way that defies scientific understanding? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_christians_use_public_schools.htm">When is it time to break down or build up?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'a_time_to_plant'_mean.htm">What does "a time to plant and uproot" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">I have this day set thee . . .</span>--With the gift, and therefore the consciousness, of a new power, there comes what would at first have been too much for the mortal vessel of the truth to bear--a prospective view of the greatness of the work before him. He is at once set (literally, made the "deputy," or representative, of God, as in <a href="/judges/9-28.htm" title="And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?">Judges 9:28</a> and <a href="/2_chronicles/24-11.htm" title="Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought to the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.">2Chronicles 24:11</a>, the "officer," or in <a href="/jeremiah/20-1.htm" title="Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things.">Jeremiah 20:1</a>, "chief governor") over the nations, <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>as before, the nations external to Israel, and the "kingdoms" including it. The work at first seems one simply of destruction--to <span class= "ital">root out and ruin </span>(so we may represent the alliterative assonance of the Hebrew), <span class= "ital">to destroy and rend asunder. </span>But beyond that there is the hope of a work of construction. He is to "build up" the fallen ruins of Israel, to "plant" in the land that had been made desolate. The whole sequel of the book is a comment on these words. It passes through terror and darkness to the glory and the blessing of the New Covenant (<a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm" title="Behold, the days come, said the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:">Jeremiah 31:31</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I have set thee</span>; literally, I have <span class="accented">made thee an overseer</span>, <span class="accented">or vicegerent</span> (comp. <a href="/genesis/41-34.htm">Genesis 41:34</a>; <a href="/judges/9-28.htm">Judges 9:28</a>, where the Authorized Version renders the cognate noun "officer"). <span class="cmt_word">To root out... to plant</span>, viz. by pronouncing that Divine judgment which fulfils itself (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/5-14.htm">Jeremiah 5:14</a>; <a href="/numbers/23-25.htm">Numbers 23:25</a>; <a href="/isaiah/9-8.htm">Isaiah 9:8, 9</a>; <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a>). As there is so much more threatening than promise in Jeremiah's writings, the destructive side of his activity is expressed by four verbs, the constructive only by two. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">See,</span><br /><span class="heb">רְאֵ֞ה</span> <span class="translit">(rə·’êh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have appointed</span><br /><span class="heb">הִפְקַדְתִּ֣יךָ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(hip̄·qaḏ·tî·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> </span><span class="str2">To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you today</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּ֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nations</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגּוֹיִם֙</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and kingdoms</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4467.htm">Strong's 4467: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to uproot</span><br /><span class="heb">לִנְת֥וֹשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(lin·ṯō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5428.htm">Strong's 5428: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull or pluck up, root out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and tear down,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלִנְת֖וֹץ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lin·ṯō·wṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5422.htm">Strong's 5422: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull down, break down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to destroy</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְהַאֲבִ֣יד</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ha·’ă·ḇîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and overthrow,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלַהֲר֑וֹס</span> <span class="translit">(wə·la·hă·rō·ws)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2040.htm">Strong's 2040: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull down, in pieces, break, & destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to build</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבְנ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(liḇ·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and plant.”</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלִנְטֽוֹעַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lin·ṭō·w·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5193.htm">Strong's 5193: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike in, fix, to plant</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Jeremiah 1:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Jeremiah 1:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Jeremiah 1:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Jeremiah 1:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Jeremiah 1:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Jeremiah 1:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Jeremiah 1:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Jeremiah 1:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Jeremiah 1:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Jeremiah 1:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 1:10 Behold I have this day set you (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/1-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 1:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 1:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/1-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 1:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 1:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>