God called Jeremiah as His watchman and messenger "to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down" established nations and kingdoms before any could be built up or planted (Jeremiah 1:5, 10).
Tinawag ng Diyos si Jeremias bilang Kaniyang bantay at mensahero “upang mag-alis at magbagsak at upang magsira at magwasak” ng mga natatag nang mga bansa at kaharian bago paman siya makapagtayo at makapagtatag (Jeremias 1:5,10).