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Jeremiah 1:10

See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
Jeremiah 1:10
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Original language (Hebrew)

רְאֵ֞ה הִפְקַדְתִּ֣יךָ׀ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֗ה עַל־הַגּוֹיִם֙ וְעַל־הַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹת לִנְת֥וֹשׁ וְלִנְת֖וֹץ וּלְהַאֲבִ֣יד וְלַהֲר֑וֹס לִבְנ֖וֹת וְלִנְטֽוֹעַ׃ פ

  1. רְאֵ֞הre.'Eh“see”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “behold!” · Strong's H7200I
  2. הִפְקַדְתִּ֣יךָ׀hif.kad.Ti.cha“I appoint you”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּקַד · “overseer” · Strong's H6485J
  3. הַיּ֣וֹםhai.Yom“the day”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “today” · Strong's H3117L
  4. הַזֶּ֗הha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  5. עַל־'al-“over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  6. הַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.Yim“the nations”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
  7. וְעַל־ve.'al-“and over”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  8. הַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.Khot“<the> kingdoms”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מַמְלָכָה · “kingdom” · Strong's H4467
  9. לִנְת֥וֹשׁlin.To.osh“to pluck up”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָתַשׁ · “to uproot” · Strong's H5428
  10. וְלִנְת֖וֹץve.lin.Totz“and to pull down”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָתַץ · “to tear” · Strong's H5422
  11. וּלְהַאֲבִ֣ידu.le.ha.'a.Vid“and to destroy”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from אָבַד · “to perish” · Strong's H0006
  12. וְלַהֲר֑וֹסve.la.ha.Ros“and to tear down”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from הָרַס · “to overthrow” · Strong's H2040
  13. לִבְנ֖וֹתliv.Not“to build”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  14. וְלִנְטֽוֹעַ׃ פve.lin.To.a'“and to plant”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָטַע · “to plant” · Strong's H5193
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)