Jeremiah 1:12
And the Lord said to me, Thou hast well seen: for I have watched over my words to perform them.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
In Context
11And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, What seest thou? And I said, A rod of an almond tree.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:17And the Lord said to me, They have spoken rightly all that they have said to thee.
Isaiah 55:11so shall my word be, whatever shall proceed out of my mouth, it shall by no means turn back, until all the things which I willed shall have been accomplished; and I will make thy ways prosperous, and will effect my commands.
Jeremiah 39:1The word that came from the Lord to Jeremias in the tenth year of king Sedekias, this is the eighteenth year of king Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon.
Ezekiel 12:22Son of man, what is your parable on the land of Israel, that ye say, The days are long, the vision has perished?
Ezekiel 12:28Therefore say to them, Thus saith the Lord; Henceforth none of my words shall linger, which I shall speak: I will speak and do, saith the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 1:12-19
Charge Given to Jeremiah. ( b. c. 629.) 11 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. 12 Then said the Lord unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it. 13 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. 14 Then the Lord said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of… Read the whole commentary →