Jeremiah

Jeremiah 1:9–10

⁹Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me:

“Behold, I have put My words

in your mouth.

¹⁰See, I have appointed you today

over nations and kingdoms

to uproot and tear down,

to destroy and overthrow,

to build and plant.”

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Jeremiah 1:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
reached out	וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
His hand	יָד֔וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
touched	וַיַּגַּ֖ע	way·yag·ga‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
my mouth	פִּ֑י	pî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6310 mouth
and said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to me	אֵלַ֔י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
Behold	הִנֵּ֛ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
I have put	נָתַ֥תִּי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
My words	דְבָרַ֖י	ḏə·ḇā·ray	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H1697 speech, word
in your mouth	בְּפִֽיךָ׃	bə·p̄î·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6310 mouth

Jeremiah 1:10

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

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Jeremiah 1:9 Luke 21:15 · Exodus 4:11–12 · Luke 12:12 · Isaiah 51:16 · Isaiah 50:4 · Matthew 10:19 · Jeremiah 5:14 · Ezekiel 3:10 · Exodus 4:15–16 · Isaiah 49:2 · Isaiah 6:6–7

Jeremiah 1:10 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.