Jeremiah 1:9-16
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.
16And I will pronounce My judgments against them concerning all their wickedness, since they have abandoned Me and have offered sacrifices to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands.
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.
16And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
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
Chapter 1
9Then the Lord reached out and touched my mouth and said, 'Look, I have put my words in your mouth! 10Today I appoint you to stand up against nations and kingdoms. Some you must uproot and tear down, destroy and overthrow. Others you must build up and plant.'
15Listen! I am calling the armies of the kingdoms of the north to come to Jerusalem. I, the Lord, have spoken! 'They will set their thrones at the gates of the city. They will attack its walls and all the other towns of Judah.
16I will pronounce judgment on my people for all their evil — for deserting me and burning incense to other gods. Yes, they worship idols made with their own hands!
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.
16And I will declare my judgments against them, for all their evil in forsaking me. They have made offerings to other gods and worshiped the works of their own hands.
New International Version
Chapter 1
9Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "I have put my words in your mouth. 10See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant."
15I am about to summon all the peoples of the northern kingdoms," declares the Lord. "Their kings will come and set up their thrones in the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem; they will come against all her surrounding walls and against all the towns of Judah.
16I will pronounce my judgments on my people because of their wickedness in forsaking me, in burning incense to other gods and in worshiping what their hands have made.
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.
16I will utter My judgments Against them concerning all their wickedness, Because they have forsaken Me, Burned incense to other gods, And worshiped the works of their own hands.
