Jeremiah 1:11
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: What seest thou, Jeremias? And I said: I see a rod watching.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
12And the Lord said to me: Thou hast seen well: for I will watch over my word to perform it.
Cross References
Isaiah 55:11So shall my word be, which shall go forth from my mouth: it shall not return to me void, but it shall do whatsoever I please, and shall prosper in the things for which I sent it.
Ezekiel 7:10Behold the day, behold it is come: destruction is gone forth, the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.
Ezekiel 12:28Therefore say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Not one word of mine shall be prolonged any more: the word that I shall speak shall be accomplished, saith the Lord God.
Amos 8:2And he said: What seest thou, Amos? And I said: A hook to draw down fruit. And the Lord said to me: The end is come upon my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more.
Zechariah 5:2And he said to me: What seest thou? And I said: I see a volume flying: the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 1:5-11
Jeremiah's Call to the Prophetic Office. ( b. c. 629.) 4 Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. 6 Then said I, Ah, Lord God ! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. 7 But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. 8 Be not afraid of their faces:… Read the whole commentary →