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 approved of you as My chosen instrument], And before you were born I consecrated you [to Myself as My own]; I have appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

6Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, For I am [only] a young man.”

7But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am [only] a young man,’ Because everywhere I send you, you shall go, And whatever I command you, you shall speak.

8Do not be afraid of them [or their hostile faces], For I am with you [always] to protect you and deliver you,” says the Lord.

9Then the Lord stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me, “Behold (hear Me), I have put My words in your mouth.

10See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, To uproot and break down, To destroy and to overthrow, To build and to plant.”