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Jeremiah 1:11

Jeremiah

9 Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.

10 See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”

And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.

12 “You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, “for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.”

13 Again the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “What do you see?” “I see a boiling pot,” I replied, “and it is tilting toward us from the north.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.
KJV
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
WEB
Moreover the LORD’s word came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”
ASV
Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond-tree.
DARBY
And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond-tree.
BLB
And the word of YHWH came to me saying, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”
ÅB
Og Herrens ord kom til meg, og det lød så: Hva ser du, Jeremias? Jeg svarte: Jeg ser en stav av det våkne tre[^1].
OTB
Herrens ord kom til meg, og sa, "Hva ser du, Jeremia?" Og jeg svarte, "Jeg ser en gren av et mandeltre."
B1930
Og Herrens ord kom til mig, og det lød så: Hvad ser du, Jeremias? Jeg svarte: Jeg ser en stav av det våkne tre. / < d.e. av mandeltreet, som kalles så fordi det blomstrer tidligere enn andre trær.>

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Cross references

  • Amos 7:8

    “Amos, what do you see?” asked the LORD. “A plumb line,” I replied. “Behold,” said the Lord, “I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer spare them:

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  • Amos 8:2

    “Amos, what do you see?” He asked. “A basket of summer fruit,” I replied. So the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.”

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  • Zechariah 5:2

    “What do you see?” asked the angel. “I see a flying scroll,” I replied, “twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.”

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  • Jeremiah 24:3

    “Jeremiah,” the LORD asked, “what do you see?” “Figs!” I replied. “The good figs are very good, but the bad figs are very bad, so bad they cannot be eaten.”

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  • Zechariah 4:2

    “What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.

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  • Numbers 17:8

    The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, put forth buds, blossomed, and produced almonds.

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  • Ezekiel 7:10

    Behold, the day is here! It has come! Doom has gone out, the rod has budded, arrogance has bloomed.

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