1Ⅰ Jeremiah was born a priest, but he was called by God to be a prophet not only to the nation of Israel but also to all the nations; hence, he was a priest-prophet—Jer. 1:1, 4-8.
2贰 耶和华立耶利米在列邦列国之上,为要拔出并拆毁,毁坏并倾覆,建造并栽植—10节:
2Ⅱ Jehovah appointed Jeremiah to be over the nations and over the kingdoms to pluck up and to break down, to destroy and to tear down, and to build up and to plant—v. 10:
3一 拔出、拆毁、毁坏,就是耶和华使之倾覆;建造并栽植,就是耶和华使之升高。
3A The plucking up, the breaking down, and the destroying are Jehovah’s tearing down, whereas the building up and the planting are Jehovah’s exalting.
4二 这与耶利米这名的两个意义—“耶和华使之升高”和“耶和华使之倾覆”—相符。
4B This corresponds to the two meanings of the name Jeremiah—“Jehovah exalts” and “Jehovah tears down.”
5Ⅲ Jehovah made Jeremiah into a fortified city, into an iron pillar, and into bronze walls against the whole land, the kings of Judah, its princes, its priests, and the people of the land; they would fight against him but would not prevail against him—vv. 18-19: