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Jeremiah 1:12

Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
Jeremiah 1:12 · King James Version

In other versions

  • Then said Jehovah unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I watch over my word to perform it.

    ASV

  • Then the Lord said to me, You have seen well: for I keep watch over my word to give effect to it.

    BBE

  • And Jehovah said unto me, Thou hast well seen; for I am watchful over my word to perform it.

    DBY

  • Then said Yahweh to me, You have well seen: for I watch over my word to perform it.

    WEB

  • And Jehovah saith unto me, `Thou hast well seen: for I am watching over My word to do it.'

    YLT

  • Then said the LORD unto me, You have well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

    ENG

  • Then said the LORD to me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

    WBT

  • “You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, “for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.”

    BSB

In context

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.

Cross-references

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