Jeremiah 1:11-12
Legacy Standard Bible
The Almond Rod and Boiling Pot
11 Now the word of Yahweh came to me saying, “What do you see, (A)Jeremiah?” And I said, “I see a rod of an [a]almond tree.” 12 Then Yahweh said to me, “You have seen well, for (B)I am [b]watching over My word to do it.”
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- Jeremiah 1:11 Heb shaqed
- Jeremiah 1:12 Heb shoqed
Jeremiah 1:11-12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
11 The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”(A) 12 Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching[a] over my word to perform it.”
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- 1.12 In Heb the word for almond resembles the word for watching
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