Bible Strands
Jeremiah 1:10
See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Jeremiah immediately after placing His words in the prophet’s mouth, declaring His present appointment of the prophet over nations and kingdoms.
The words — The Hebrew רְאֵה (re'eh, "see") and הִפְקַדְתִּי (hifqadtî, "I have appointed") anchor the declaration, shifting from divine contact to formal commission.
The thread — The text explicitly pairs uprooting with building, a pattern mirrored in Jeremiah 31:28 and referenced in 2 Corinthians 10:4 and Isaiah 44:26.
Why it lands — The passage states that prophetic authority originates from divine placement rather than human qualification, requiring immediate compliance with both judgment and restoration commands.
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The Hebrew words
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.
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.
- 2 Corinthians 10:4 The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
- Isaiah 44:26 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,’
- Jeremiah 31:4 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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,
- Revelation 11:3 And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”
- Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
- Zechariah 1:6 But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’”