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Jeremiah 1:10 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 1 · verse 10
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.Jeremiah 1:10 · King James Version
Jeremiah 1:10 in context
8Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
9Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
10See, 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.
11Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
12Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
Commentary
Cross references
- Jeremiah 31:28
- 2 Corinthians 10:4-5
- Isaiah 44:26-28
- Jeremiah 31:4-5
- Jeremiah 24:6
- Ezekiel 36:36
- Revelation 11:3-6
- Amos 9:11
Key words (Strong's)
- kingdomsmamlâkâhdominionH4467 →
- nationsgôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- destroyʼâbadproperly, to wander awayH6 →
- buildbânâhto buildH1129 →
- Seerâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- dayyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
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Here is, I. Jeremiah's early designation to the work and office of a prophet, which God gives him notice of as a reason for his early application to that business (Jer 1:4, Jer 1:5): The word of the Lord came to him, with a satisfying assurance to himself that it was the word of the Lord and not a delusion;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-10