Jeremiah 1:10 (GNV)

Passage

Beholde, this day haue I set thee ouer the nations and ouer the kingdomes to plucke vp, and to roote out, and to destroye and throwe downe, to builde, and to plant.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 1:8 Be not afraide of their faces: for I am with thee to deliuer thee, saith the Lord.

Jeremiah 1:9 Then the Lord stretched out his hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said vnto me, Beholde, I haue put my wordes in thy mouth.

Jeremiah 1:10 Beholde, this day haue I set thee ouer the nations and ouer the kingdomes to plucke vp, and to roote out, and to destroye and throwe downe, to builde, and to plant.

Jeremiah 1:11 After this the worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying, Ieremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almonde tree.

Jeremiah 1:12 Then saide the Lord vnto me, Thou hast seene aright: for I will hasten my worde to performe it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beholde", "haue", "thee", "ouer", "nations", "kingdomes", and "plucke". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beholde" and "haue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Then the Lord stretched out his hand..." into verse 11's "After this the worde of the Lord...", so "beholde" and "haue" 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 "beholde" and "haue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.