Jeremiah 1:1-10 ~ pluck up and to break down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant

Jeremiah 1:1-10

The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, 2 to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. 3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, and until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the captivity of Jerusalem in the fifth month.

4 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,

and before you were born I consecrated you;

I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

6 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.” 7 But the Lord said to me,

“Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’;

for to all to whom I send you, you shall go,

and whatever I command you, you shall speak.

8 Do not be afraid of them,

for I am with you to deliver you,

declares the Lord.”

9 Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me,

“Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.

10 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.”



Isaiah 42:1
"Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will bring justice to the nations.


Numbers 23:26
But Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not tell you, ‘All that the LORD says, that I must do’?”

1 Thessalonians 5:18
give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

1 Peter 2:15
For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.


1 Thessalonians 4:3
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality;


Numbers 27:5
So Moses brought their case before the LORD

Romans 12:2
Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.


1 Timothy 2
This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus


Proverbs 6:23
For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life


Proverbs 16:2
All a man's ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the LORD.



1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men's hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.


Mark 4:22
For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and ...
For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is
concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. ... 


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