Verse 10
set thee = not only appointed, but installed.
to root out = to declare that nations should be rooted out, &c. Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject). Note also the Figure of speech Polyonymia, for emphasis.
and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, &c. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton , and see note above.
build, and to plant = to declare that others (Israel and Judah) should be restored. Compare Ezekiel 17:22-24 . A prophecy still future.
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