Jeremiah 1:13

11 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.”

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.”

14 Then the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.

15 For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all her surrounding walls and all the other cities of Judah.

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
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.”
KJV
And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.
WEB
The LORD’s word came to me the second time, saying, “What do you see?” I said, “I see a boiling cauldron; and it is tipping away from the north.”
ASV
And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a boiling caldron; and the face thereof is from the north.
DARBY
And the word of Jehovah came to me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething-pot, and its face is from the north.
BLB
And the word of YHWH came to me a second time saying, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a boiling pot; and its face [is] away from the face of the north.”
ÅB
Og Herrens ord kom til meg annen gang: Hva ser du? Jeg svarte: Jeg ser en kokende gryte, og den er vendt hit fra nord.
OTB
Herrens ord kom til meg en annen gang, og sa, "Hva ser du?" Og jeg sa, "Jeg ser en kokende gryte, som heller bort fra nord."
B1930
Og Herrens ord kom til mig annen gang: Hvad ser du? Jeg svarte: Jeg ser en kokende gryte, og den er vendt hit fra nord.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 11:7

    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: The slain you have laid within this city are the meat, and the city is the pot; but I will remove you from it.

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  • Ezekiel 11:3

    They are saying, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.’

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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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  • 2 Corinthians 13:1–2

    This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”

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  • Ezekiel 24:3–14

    Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.

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  • Genesis 41:32

    Moreover, because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions, the matter has been decreed by God, and He will carry it out shortly.

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