Jeremiah 1:12
Then said Yahweh unto me—Thou hast rightly seen,—for keeping watch, am I over my word to perform it.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:17And Yahweh said unto me: They have well said what they have spoken.
Isaiah 55:11So, shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth, It shall not return unto me void,—But shall accomplish that which I please, And shall prosper in that whereunto I have sent it.
Jeremiah 39:1In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his force against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.
Ezekiel 12:22Son of man What is this proverb ye have, concerning the soil of Israel, saying,— The days, are prolonged, Therefore shall every vision come to nought?
Ezekiel 12:28Therefore say unto them. Thus saith My Lord Yahweh, None of my words shall be delayed any more,— Whatsoever word I speak, then shall it be performed, Declareth My Lord Yahweh.
Luke 10:28And he said unto him—Rightly, hast thou answered: This, do, and thou shalt live.
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 →