Jeremiah 1:10-14

Today I've placed you over nations and kingdoms to pull up and tear down, to destroy and demolish, to build and plant.”

The Lord's message came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what can you see?” “I see a twig from an almond tree,” I answered.

“That's right, because I am watching to make sure what I say happens,” the Lord said.

The Lord's message came to me again, asking, “What can you see?” “I see a pot that's boiling,” I answered, “and it's tipping in this direction from the north.”

Then the Lord told me, “Trouble brewing from the north will sweep out over everyone living in the country.