8. Don’t be afraid of them,because I’m with you to rescue you,"declares the Lord.
9. Then the Lord stretched out his hand,touched my mouth, and said to me,"I’m putting my words in your mouth.
10. This very day I appoint you over nations and empires,to dig up and pull down,to destroy and demolish,to build and plant."
11. The Lord asked me, "What do you see, Jeremiah?"I said, "A branch of an almond tree."
12. The Lord then said, "You are right, for I’m watching over my word until it is fulfilled."
13. The Lord asked me again, "What do you see?"I said, "A pot boiling over from the north."
14. The Lord said to me, "Trouble will erupt from the north against the people of this land."
15. I’m calling for all the tribes of great nations from the north, says the Lord, and they will set up their rulers by the entrances of Jerusalem, on its walls, and in every city of Judah.
16. I will declare my judgment against them for doing evil: for abandoning me, worshipping other gods, and trusting in the works of their hands.