Then the Lord reached out his hand, touched my mouth,(A) and told me:

I have now filled your mouth with my words.(B)
10 See, I have appointed you today
over nations and kingdoms
to uproot and tear down,
to destroy and demolish,(C)
to build and plant.(D)

Two Visions

11 Then the word of the Lord came to me, asking, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” (E)

I replied, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”

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Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched(A) my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth.(B) 10 See, today I appoint you over nations(C) and kingdoms to uproot(D) and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”(E)

11 The word of the Lord came to me: “What do you see, Jeremiah?”(F)

“I see the branch of an almond tree,” I replied.

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