Jeremiah 1:12
Amplified Bible
12 Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am [actively] watching over My word to fulfill it.”
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Jeremiah 1:12
New Living Translation
12 And the Lord said, “That’s right, and it means that I am watching,[a] and I will certainly carry out all my plans.”
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- 1:12 The Hebrew word for “watching” (shoqed) sounds like the word for “almond tree” (shaqed).
Jeremiah 1:12
New American Standard Bible
12 Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for (A)I am [a]watching over My word to perform it.”
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- Jeremiah 1:12 Heb shoqed, a wordplay on almond in v 11 (see note v 11)
Jeremiah 1:12
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.”
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- Jeremiah 1:12 The Hebrew for watching sounds like the Hebrew for almond tree.
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