Charles Spurgeon Commentary Jeremiah 1:10

"see, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant." — Jeremiah 1:10 (ASV)

What a mysterious power rested on this God-sent messenger!

Poor Jeremiah was often in prison, frequently at death's door, yet he was the master of nations and kingdoms, and the Lord gave him authority to root them up or to plant them, to throw them down or to build them up. What wondrous power God gives to those who faithfully preach his Word! It is no wonder that Mary Queen of Scots said that she was more afraid of John Knox's preaching than of all the armies that came against her.