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12 Then Adonai said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I am watching over[a] My word to perform it.”

13 The word of Adonai came to me a second time, saying, “What do you see?”

I replied, “I see a boiling pot that is tilting away from the north.”

14 Then Adonai said to me:

“From the north, disaster will be poured out
    on all the inhabitants of the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 1:12 The Heb. words for almond and watching over are similar.

12 The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I am watching[a](A) to see that my word is fulfilled.”

13 The word of the Lord came to me again: “What do you see?”(B)

“I see a pot that is boiling,” I answered. “It is tilting toward us from the north.”

14 The Lord said to me, “From the north(C) disaster will be poured out on all who live in the land.

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  1. Jeremiah 1:12 The Hebrew for watching sounds like the Hebrew for almond tree.