Jeremiah 1:12-14
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12 Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am [actively] watching over My word to fulfill it.”
13 The word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a boiling pot, tilting away from the north [its mouth about to pour out on the south, on Judea].” 14 Then the Lord said to me, “Out of the north the evil [which the prophets foretold as the result of national sin] will reveal itself and spill out on all the people of the land.
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Jeremiah 1:12-14
New International Version
12 The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I am watching[a](A) to see that my word is fulfilled.”
13 The word of the Lord came to me again: “What do you see?”(B)
“I see a pot that is boiling,” I answered. “It is tilting toward us from the north.”
14 The Lord said to me, “From the north(C) disaster will be poured out on all who live in the land.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 1:12 The Hebrew for watching sounds like the Hebrew for almond tree.
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