Jeremiah 1:11
Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, "Jeremiah, what do you see?"I said, "I see a branch of an almond tree."
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
12Then the Lord said to me, "You have seen well; for I watch over my word to perform it."
Cross References
Isaiah 55:11so shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth:it shall not return to me void,but it shall accomplish that which I please,and it shall prosper in the thing I sent it to do.
Ezekiel 7:10Behold, the day, behold, it comes: your doom is gone forth; the rod has blossomed, pride has budded.'
Ezekiel 12:28Therefore tell them, 'Thus says the Lord God: None of my words shall be deferred any more, but the word which I shall speak shall be performed, says the Lord God.'"
Amos 8:2He said, "Amos, what do you see?"I said, "A basket of summer fruit."Then the Lord said to me,"The end has come on my people Israel.I will not again pass by them any more.
Zechariah 5:2He said to me, "What do you see?"I answered, "I see a flying scroll; its length is twenty cubits, and its breadth 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 →