Jeremiah 1:4-10 - The Call Of Jeremiah

⁴ The word of the Lord came to me:

⁵ I chose you before I formed you in the womb;
I set you apart before you were born.
I appointed you a prophet to the nations.

⁶ But I protested, “Oh no, Lord, God! Look, I don’t know how to speak since I am only a youth.”

⁷ Then the Lord said to me:

Do not say, “I am only a youth,”
for you will go to everyone I send you to
and speak whatever I tell you.
⁸ Do not be afraid of anyone,
for I will be with you to deliver you.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

⁹ Then the Lord reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and told me:

I have now filled your mouth with My words.
¹⁰ See, I have appointed you today
over nations and kingdoms
to uproot and tear down,
to destroy and demolish,
to build and plant.