See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
All Commentaries on Jeremiah 1:10 Go To Jeremiah 1
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Root up, to announce the fall and restoration of many nations, Ezechiel iv. 2. (Calmet)
Jeremias spoke of the Gentiles, as well as of the Jews. (Worthington)