Jeremiah 1:4-10

⁴Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

5“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,

And before you were born I consecrated you;

I have appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

6Then I said, “Oh, Lord God!

Behold, I do not know how to speak,

Because I am a youth.”

7But the Lord said to me,

“Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’

Because everywhere I send you, you shall go,

And all that I command you, you shall speak.

8“Do not be afraid of them,

For I am with you to save you,” declares the Lord.

⁹Then the Lord stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me,

“Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.

10“See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms,

To root out and to tear down,

To destroy and to overthrow,

To build and to plant.”