Two Visions

11 Then the word of the Lord came to me, asking, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” (A)

I replied, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”

12 The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I watch over[a] my word to accomplish it.”(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:12 In Hb, the word for almond tree sounds like the word for watch over

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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Footnotes

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