Jeremiah
Jeremiah 1:10
10See, I have appointed you today
over nations and kingdoms
to uproot and tear down,
to destroy and overthrow,
to build and plant.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See | רְאֵ֞ה | rə·’êh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| I have appointed | הִפְקַדְתִּ֣יךָ׀ | hip̄·qaḏ·tî·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| you today | הַיּ֣וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| nations | הַגּוֹיִם֙ | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| and kingdoms | הַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹת | ham·mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign |
| to uproot | לִנְת֥וֹשׁ | lin·ṯō·wōš | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5428 pull or pluck up, root out |
| and tear down | וְלִנְת֖וֹץ | wə·lin·ṯō·wṣ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5422 pull down, break down |
| to destroy | וּלְהַאֲבִ֣יד | ū·lə·ha·’ă·ḇîḏ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H6 perish |
| and overthrow | וְלַהֲר֑וֹס | wə·la·hă·rō·ws | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2040 throw down, break or tear down |
| to build | לִבְנ֖וֹת | liḇ·nō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1129 build |
| and plant | וְלִנְטֽוֹעַ׃פ | wə·lin·ṭō·w·a‘ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5193 strike, fix, plant |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 31:28 · 2 Corinthians 10:4–5 · Isaiah 44:26–28 · Jeremiah 31:4–5 · Jeremiah 24:6 · Revelation 11:3–6 · Ezekiel 36:36 · Amos 9:11 · Amos 3:7 · Zechariah 1:6 · Ezekiel 32:18 · Revelation 19:19–21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.