11 After this the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a [a]rod of almond tree.

12 Then said the Lord unto me, Thou hast seen aright: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

13 Again the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething [b]pot looking out of the North.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 1:11 He joineth the sign with the word, for a more ample confirmation: signifying by the rod of the Almond tree, which first buddeth, the hasty coming of the Babylonians against the Jews.
  2. Jeremiah 1:13 Signifying, that the Chaldeans and Assyrians should be as a pot to seethe the Jews which boiled in their pleasures and lust.

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