Jeremiah 1:10 (ASV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 1:8 Be not afraid because of them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.

Jeremiah 1:9 Then Jehovah put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth:

Jeremiah 1:10 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.

Jeremiah 1:11 Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond-tree.

Jeremiah 1:12 Then said Jehovah unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I watch over my word to perform it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thee", "over", "nations", "kingdoms", "pluck", "break", and "down". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thee" and "over", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Then Jehovah put forth his hand and..." into verse 11's "Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto...", so "thee" and "over" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thee" and "over" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.