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Jeremiah 1:11-12
English Standard Version
Jeremiah 1:11-12
English Standard Version
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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- Jeremiah 1:11 Almond sounds like the Hebrew for watching (compare verse 12)
Jeremiah 1:11-12
International Standard Version
Jeremiah 1:11-12
International Standard Version
The Visions of the Almond Branch and Boiling Pot
11 This message from the Lord came to me, asking, “What do you see, Jeremiah?”
I replied, “I see an almond branch.”
12 The Lord told me, “You have observed well, because I’m watching over[a] my message, to make sure it comes about.”
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- Jeremiah 1:12 The Heb. word almond (shaqed) sounds like the Heb. word watching (shoqed)
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