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10 Mira que te he puesto en este día sobre naciones y sobre reinos, para arrancar y para destruir, para arruinar y para derribar, para edificar y para plantar. 11 La palabra de Jehová vino a mí, diciendo: ¿Qué ves tú, Jeremías? Y dije: Veo una vara de almendro.[a] 12 Y me dijo Jehová: Bien has visto; porque yo apresuro[b] mi palabra para ponerla por obra.

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  1. Jeremías 1:11 Heb. shaked.
  2. Jeremías 1:12 Heb. shoked.

10 See, today I appoint you over nations(A) and kingdoms to uproot(B) and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”(C)

11 The word of the Lord came to me: “What do you see, Jeremiah?”(D)

“I see the branch of an almond tree,” I replied.

12 The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I am watching[a](E) to see that my word is fulfilled.”

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  1. Jeremiah 1:12 The Hebrew for watching sounds like the Hebrew for almond tree.

10 (A)See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms,
To (B)root out and to pull down,
To destroy and to throw down,
To build and to plant.”

11 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?”

And I said, “I see a [a]branch of an almond tree.”

12 Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am [b]ready to perform My word.”

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  1. Jeremiah 1:11 Lit. rod
  2. Jeremiah 1:12 Lit. watching

10 See, I have set you this day (A)over nations and over kingdoms,
(B)to pluck up and to break down,
to destroy and to overthrow,
to build and to plant.”

11 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, (C)“Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see an almond[a] branch.” 12 Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it.”

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  1. Jeremiah 1:11 Almond sounds like the Hebrew for watching (compare verse 12)