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What do you see?” And I replied, “I see a branch from an almond tree.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see an almond branch.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The word of the LORD came to me saying, &#8220What do you see, Jeremiah?&#8221 And I said, &#8220I see a rod of an almond tree.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the word of the LORD came to me saying, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “I see a rod of an almond tree.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the word of Yahweh came to me saying, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “I see a rod of an almond tree.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see the branch of an almond tree.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “What do you see, Jeremiah? ” I replied, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to me, asking, &#8220What do you see, Jeremiah?&#8221 I replied, &#8220I see a branch of an almond tree.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond-tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD showed me something in a vision. Then he asked, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" I answered, "A branch of almonds that ripen early." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Again the LORD spoke his word to me and asked, "Jeremiah, what do you see?" I answered, "I see a branch of an almond tree."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD asked me, "Jeremiah, what do you see?" I answered, "A branch of an almond tree." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This message from the LORD came to me, asking, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" I replied, "I see an almond branch."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, ?Jeremiah, what do you see?? ?I see a branch of an almond tree,? I replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Later the LORD asked me, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" I answered, "I see a branch of an almond tree."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Jeremiah, What seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond-tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying, “What are you seeing, Jeremiah?” And I say, “I am seeing a rod of an almond tree.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, 'What art thou seeing, Jeremiah?' And I say, 'A rod of an almond tree I am seeing.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the word of Jehovah will be to me, saying, What seem thou, Jeremiah? and saying, I see the shoot of an almond tree.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: What seest thou, Jeremias? And I said: I see a rod watching. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “I see a staff, keeping watch.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The word of the LORD came to me: What do you see, Jeremiah? “I see a branch of the almond tree,” I replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what do you see? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the word of LORD JEHOVAH was upon me, saying: "What have you seen, Jeremiah? And I said, ‘I see a staff of almond’"<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, What seest thou? And I said, A rod of an almond tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=96" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/1.htm">The Call of Jeremiah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.” <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ḏə·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">And the word</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">asking,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3414.htm" title="3414: yir·mə·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yirmyahuw; from ruwm and Yahh; Jah will rise; Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites.">“Jeremiah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">do you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rō·’eh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">see?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">“I</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rō·’eh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">see</a> <a href="/hebrew/4731.htm" title="4731: maq·qêl (N-msc) -- A rod, staff. Or maqqlah; from an unused root meaning apparently to germinate; a shoot, i.e. Stick.">a branch</a> <a href="/hebrew/8247.htm" title="8247: šā·qêḏ (N-ms) -- Almond (tree). From shaqad; the almond.">of an almond tree,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">I replied.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>“You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, “for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Amos 7:8</a></span><br />“Amos, what do you see?” asked the LORD. “A plumb line,” I replied. “Behold,” said the Lord, “I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer spare them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/4-2.htm">Zechariah 4:2</a></span><br />“What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1</a></span><br />Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/17-8.htm">Numbers 17:8</a></span><br />The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, put forth buds, blossomed, and produced almonds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-10.htm">Ezekiel 7:10</a></span><br />Behold, the day is here! It has come! Doom has gone out, the rod has budded, arrogance has bloomed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a></span><br />so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a></span><br />He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/40-9.htm">Genesis 40:9-11</a></span><br />So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream: “In my dream there was a vine before me, / and on the vine were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes. / Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and placed the cup in his hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-32.htm">Matthew 24:32-33</a></span><br />Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near. / So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-5</a></span><br />“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-24</a></span><br />Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. / You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a></span><br />For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1-2</a></span><br />Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there. / But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-6.htm">1 Corinthians 3:6-7</a></span><br />I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. / So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7-8</a></span><br />Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. / You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what see you? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.</p><p class="hdg">what seest thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Amos 7:8</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/8-2.htm">Amos 8:2</a></b></br> And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/4-2.htm">Zechariah 4:2</a></b></br> And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all <i>of</i> gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which <i>are</i> upon the top thereof:</p><p class="hdg">I see a rod</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/17-8.htm">Numbers 17:8</a></b></br> And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/7-10.htm">Ezekiel 7:10</a></b></br> Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Almond</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Almond-Tree</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-21.htm">Branch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-1.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-12.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-6.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-5.htm">Seest</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-4.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Almond</a> <a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Almond-Tree</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Branch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-1.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-1.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-16.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-13.htm">Seest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-12.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-1.htm">The time</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-4.htm">And the calling of Jeremiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-11.htm">His prophetical visions of an almond rod and a seething pot</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-15.htm">His heavy message against Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">God encourages him with his promise of assistance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And the word of the LORD came to me, asking,</b><br>This phrase indicates divine communication, a common occurrence in the prophetic books of the Old Testament. The "word of the LORD" signifies a direct message from God, emphasizing the authority and authenticity of the prophecy. This divine encounter is similar to those experienced by other prophets, such as Isaiah and Ezekiel, establishing Jeremiah's role as a true prophet. The phrase underscores the personal nature of God's communication, as He directly engages with Jeremiah.<p><b>“Jeremiah, what do you see?”</b><br>God often used visions to communicate with His prophets, asking them to describe what they see to engage them in the revelation process. This method is seen in other prophetic books, such as Amos and Zechariah, where God uses visual imagery to convey deeper spiritual truths. The question invites Jeremiah to participate actively in the prophetic message, ensuring his understanding and engagement with the vision.<p><b>“I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.</b><br>The almond tree, known for being one of the first to bloom in spring, symbolizes watchfulness and readiness. In Hebrew, the word for almond tree is "shaqed," which is a play on the word "shoqed," meaning "watching" or "hastening." This wordplay suggests that God is watching over His word to fulfill it, emphasizing the certainty and imminence of His promises and judgments. The almond tree's early blooming serves as a metaphor for the promptness of God's actions, reinforcing the theme of divine vigilance and the assurance that God's word will come to pass.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. Known for his reluctance and youth at the time of his calling.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who communicates directly with Jeremiah, guiding him in his prophetic ministry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/almond_tree.htm">Almond Tree</a></b><br>In Hebrew, the word for almond tree is "shaqed," which is a play on words with "shoqed," meaning "watching" or "watchful." This symbolizes God's vigilance over His word to fulfill it.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_vigilance.htm">God's Vigilance</a></b><br>The almond tree symbolizes God's watchfulness. Just as the almond tree is the first to bloom, God is prompt and attentive in fulfilling His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_in_prophecy.htm">Symbolism in Prophecy</a></b><br>God often uses everyday objects to convey profound truths. Understanding these symbols can deepen our comprehension of His messages.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection.htm">Personal Reflection</a></b><br>Like Jeremiah, we are called to be attentive to what God shows us. We should be open to seeing and understanding His guidance in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Trust in God's word is essential. Just as He watches over His word to perform it, we can have confidence that His promises will come to pass.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_participation.htm">Active Participation</a></b><br>Jeremiah's interaction with God shows that our relationship with Him is dynamic. We are invited to engage with God, ask questions, and seek understanding.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_attribute_zechariah's_prophecy_to_jeremiah.htm">Why does Matthew attribute a prophecy about thirty pieces of silver to Jeremiah when it actually comes from Zechariah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_aaron's_staff_bloom_overnight.htm">How could Aaron’s staff scientifically bud and blossom overnight when it was already a dead piece of wood? (Numbers 17:8) </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_budding_staff_align_historically.htm">How does the account of the budding staff harmonize with historical or cultural evidence from the period, given the lack of external corroboration? (Numbers 17)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_lampstand's_biblical_meaning.htm">What is the biblical significance of the lampstand?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">The word of the Lord . . .</span>--As before, we have the element of ecstasy and vision, symbols not selected by the prophet, and yet, we may believe, adapted to his previous training, and to the bent and, as it were, genius of his character.<p>The poetry of the symbols is of exquisite beauty. In contrast to the words of terror, in harmony with the words of hope, he sees the almond-bough, with its bright pink blossoms and its pale green leaves, the token of an early spring rising out of the dreariness of winter. The name of the almond-tree (here the poetical, not the common, name) made the symbol yet more expressive. It was the <span class= "ital">watcher, </span>the tree that "hastens to awake" (<span class= "ital">shaked</span>) out of its wintry sleep, and thus expresses the divine haste which would not without cause delay the fulfilment of its gracious promise, but would, as it were, make it bud and blossom, and bear fruit.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 11-16.</span> - Two trials or probations of Jeremiah's inner sight (<a href="/2_kings/6-17.htm">2 Kings 6:17</a>). Two visions are granted him, which he is required to describe. The first expresses the certainty of his prophetic revelation; the second indicates its contents. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A rod of an almond tree</span>. The name here adopted for the almond tree is peculiarly suitable in this connection. It means "wakeful;" the almond, blossoming in January, is the first to "wake" from the sleep of winter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And the word</span><br /><span class="heb">דְבַר־</span> <span class="translit">(ḏə·ḇar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְהִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">asking,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאמֹ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(lê·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“What</span><br /><span class="heb">מָה־</span> <span class="translit">(māh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">see,</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹאֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(rō·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jeremiah?”</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְמְיָ֑הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yir·mə·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3414.htm">Strong's 3414: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">see</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹאֶֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(rō·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a branch</span><br /><span class="heb">מַקֵּ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(maq·qêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4731.htm">Strong's 4731: </a> </span><span class="str2">A shoot, stick</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of an almond tree,”</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁקֵ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(šā·qêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8247.htm">Strong's 8247: </a> </span><span class="str2">Almond (tree)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I replied.</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֹמַ֕ר</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Jeremiah 1:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Jeremiah 1:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Jeremiah 1:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Jeremiah 1:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Jeremiah 1:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Jeremiah 1:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Jeremiah 1:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Jeremiah 1:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Jeremiah 1:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Jeremiah 1:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/1-11.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 1:11 Moreover the word of Yahweh came (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 1:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 1:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/1-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 1:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 1:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>