Jeremiah 1:10

8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.

9 Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.

See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”

11 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.

12 “You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, “for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.”

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
KJV
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.
WEB
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.”
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
See, I have set you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, to uproot and to tear down, and to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant.”
ÅB
Se, jeg setter deg idag over folkene og over rikene til å rykke opp og rive ned, til å ødelegge og bryte ned, til å bygge og til å plante.
OTB
Se, i dag utnevner jeg deg over nasjoner og riker til å rykke opp og rive ned, til å ødelegge og styrte, til å bygge og plante."
B1930
Se, jeg setter dig idag over folkene og over rikene til å rykke op og rive ned, til å ødelegge og bryte ned, til å bygge og til å plante.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 31:28

    Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.

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  • 2 Corinthians 10:4–5

    The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

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  • Isaiah 44:26–28

    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,’

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  • Jeremiah 31:4–5

    Again I will build you, and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing.

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  • Jeremiah 24:6

    I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.

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  • Revelation 11:3–6

    And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”

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  • Amos 9:11

    “In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,

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  • Ezekiel 36:36

    Then the nations around you that remain will know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt what was destroyed, and I have replanted what was desolate. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it.

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