Jeremiah 1:9-11
English Standard Version
9 (A)Then the Lord put out his hand and (B)touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me,
“Behold, I have put (C)my words in your mouth.
10 See, I have set you this day (D)over nations and over kingdoms,
(E)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, (F)“Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see an almond[a] branch.”
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- Jeremiah 1:11 Almond sounds like the Hebrew for watching (compare verse 12)
Jeremiah 1:9-11
New King James Version
9 Then the Lord put forth His hand and (A)touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me:
“Behold, I have (B)put My words in your mouth.
10 (C)See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms,
To (D)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.”
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- Jeremiah 1:11 Lit. rod
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