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Jeremiah 1:11-12
New American Standard Bible
Jeremiah 1:11-12
New American Standard Bible
The Almond Branch and Boiling Pot
11 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “What do you see, (A)Jeremiah?” And I said, “I see a branch of an [a]almond tree.” 12 Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for (B)I am [b]watching over My word to perform it.”
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- Jeremiah 1:11 Heb shaqed, see note v 12
- Jeremiah 1:12 Heb shoqed, a wordplay on almond in v 11 (see note v 11)
Jeremiah 1:11-12
Lexham English Bible
Jeremiah 1:11-12
Lexham English Bible
Yahweh Confirms Jeremiah’s Call
11 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,[a] “What are you seeing, Jeremiah?” And I said, “I am seeing a branch of an almond tree.” 12 Then Yahweh said to me, “You did well to see, for I am watching over my word to perform it.”
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- Jeremiah 1:11 Literally “to say”
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