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 todayover nations and kingdomsto uproot and tear down,to destroy and demolish, to build and plant.
11 Then the word of the Lord came to me, asking, “What do you see, Jeremiah? ” I replied, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”
12 The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I watch over My word to accomplish it.”
13 Again the word of the Lord came to me inquiring, “What do you see? ”And I replied, “I see a boiling pot, its lip tilted from the north to the south.”
14 Then the Lord said to me, “Disaster will be poured out from the north on all who live in the land.
15 Indeed, I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north.” This is the Lord’s declaration.They will come, and each king will set up his throneat the entrance to Jerusalem’s gates.They will attack all her surrounding wallsand all the other cities of Judah.