So saith Jehovah.
Then Jehovah put forth his hand
And touched my mouth,
And said to me,
“Behold I put my words into thy mouth.
See, I have this day set thee before nations and kingdoms,
To root out and to pull down,
To destroy and to overthrow,
To build up and to plant again.”—Jer. i.
But he had scarcely repeated this passage, when he began humbly to feel that it would be better for him to keep all such comparisons out of view. He left this remarkable place with regret; but it had ceased for several generations to be the abode of his ancestors; [Elisama] had neither kindred nor even acquaintance there, and they had a long journey still before them.