Jeremiah 1:9-15
New American Standard Bible
11And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 'What do you see, Jeremiah?' And I said, 'I see a branch of an almond tree.'
12Then the Lord said to me, 'You have seen well, for I am watching over My word to perform it.'
13And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying, 'What do you see?' And I said, 'I see a boiling pot, facing away from the north.'
14Then the Lord said to me, 'Out of the north the evil will be unleashed on all the inhabitants of the land.
15For, behold, I am calling all the families of the kingdoms of the north,' declares the Lord; 'and they will come and place, each one of them, his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its walls around, and against all the cities of Judah.
King James Version
Chapter 1
9Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. 10See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant. 11Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree. 12Then said the Lord unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
13And 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.
14Then the Lord said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
15For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 1
9Then the Lord reached out his hand, touched my mouth, and told me: I have now filled your mouth with my words. 10See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and demolish, to build and plant.New Living Translation
English Standard Version
10See, I have set you this day over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant."
11And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, "Jeremiah, what do you see?" And I said, "I see an almond branch."
12Then the Lord said to me, "You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it."
13The word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying, "What do you see?" And I said, "I see a boiling pot, facing away from the north."
14Then the Lord said to me, "Out of the north disaster shall be let loose upon all the inhabitants of the land.
15For behold, I am calling all the tribes of the kingdoms of the north, declares the Lord, and they shall come, and every one shall set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, against all its walls all around and against all the cities of Judah.
New International Version
New King James Version
Chapter 1
9Then the Lord put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. 10 See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, To root out and to pull down, To destroy and to throw down, To build and to plant.”
14Then the Lord said to me: “Out of the north calamity shall break forth On all the inhabitants of the land.
15For behold, I am calling All the families of the kingdoms of the north,” says the Lord; “They shall come and each one set his throne At the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, Against all its walls all around, And against all the cities of Judah.