11 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, (A)“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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Notas al pie

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

Jeremiah’s mission confirmed

11 The Lord asked me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?”

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

12 The Lord then said, “You are right, for I’m watching over[b] my word until it is fulfilled.”

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Notas al pie

  1. Jeremiah 1:11 Heb shaqed
  2. Jeremiah 1:12 Heb shoqed