Jeremiah 1:4-10 - The Call Of Jeremiah
4 Now the word of LORD came to me, saying,
5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou came forth out of the womb I sanctified thee. I have appointed thee a prophet to the nations.
6 Then I said, Ah, lord LORD! Behold, I know not how to speak, for I am a child.
7 But LORD said to me, Say not, I am a child. For to whomever I shall send thee thou shall go, and whatever I shall command thee thou shall speak. 8 Be not afraid because of them, for I am with thee to deliver thee, says LORD.
9 Then LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And LORD said to me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. 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.