Jeremiah 1:12

Contemporary English Version

"That's right," the Lord replied, "and I always rise early to keep a promise."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I watch over my word to accomplish it.”

Hebrew Names Version
Then said the LORD to me, You have well seen: for I watch over my word to perform it.

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

English Standard Version
Then the Lord said to me, "You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it."

New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to me, "You have seen well, for I am watching over My word to perform it."

New Century Version
The Lord said to me, "You have seen correctly, because I am watching to make sure my words come true."

Amplified Bible
Then the LORD said to me, "You have seen well, for I am [actively] watching over My word to fulfill it."

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

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then saide the Lorde vnto me, Thou hast seene aright: for I will hasten my worde to performe it.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Yahweh said to me, "You have seen well, for I am watching over My word to do it."

Berean Standard Bible
"You have observed correctly," said the LORD, "for I am watching over My word to accomplish it."

Complete Jewish Bible
Then Adonai said to me, "You have seen well, because I am watching to fulfill my word."

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

Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord said to me, "You have seen very well, and I am watching to make sure that my message to you comes true."

George Lamsa Translation
Then the LORD said to me, You have well seen; for I will hasten my word to perform it.

Good News Translation
"You are right," the Lord said, "and I am watching to see that my words come true."

Lexham English Bible
Then Yahweh said to me, "You did well to see, for I am watching over my word to perform it."

Literal Translation
Then Jehovah said to me, You have seen well; for I will watch over My Word to perform it.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sayde ye LORDE: thou hast sene right, for I will watch diligently vpon my worde, to perfourme it.

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

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

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then said the LORD unto me: 'Thou hast well seen; for I watch over My word to perform it.'

King James Version (1611)
Then said the Lord vnto me, Thou hast well seene: for I will hasten my word to performe it.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then sayde the Lorde vnto me: thou hast seene ryght, for I wyll make haste speedyly vpon my worde to performe it.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord said to me, Thou hast well seen: for I have watched over my words to perform them.

English Revised Version
Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I watch over my word to perform it.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y seide, Y se a yerde wakynge. And the Lord seide to me, Thou hast seen wel, for Y schal wake on my word, to do it.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
Then said the LORD to me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

New English Translation
Then the Lord said, "You have observed correctly. This means I am watching to make sure my threats are carried out."

New King James Version
Then the LORD said to me, "You have seen well, for I am ready to perform My word."

New Living Translation
And the Lord said, "That's right, and it means that I am watching, and I will certainly carry out all my plans."

New Life Bible
Then the Lord said to me, "You have seen well, for I am watching to see that My Word is completed."

New Revised Standard
Then the Lord said to me, "You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said Yahweh unto me - Thou hast rightly seen, - for keeping watch, am I over my word to perform it.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord said to me: Thou hast seen well: for I will watch over my word to perform it.

Revised Standard Version
Then the LORD said to me, "You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it."

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

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the LORD said to me, "You have seen well, for I am watching over My word to perform it."

Contextual Overview

¹¹ 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." ¹² "That's right," the Lord replied, "and I always rise early to keep a promise." ¹³ Then the Lord showed me something else and asked, "What do you see now?" I answered, "I see a pot of boiling water in the north, and it's about to spill out toward us." ¹⁴ The Lord said: I will pour out destruction all over the land. ¹⁵ Just watch while I send for the kings of the north. They will attack and capture Jerusalem and other towns, then set up their thrones at the gates of Jerusalem. ¹⁶ I will punish my people, because they are guilty of turning from me to worship idols. ¹⁷ Jeremiah, get ready! Go and tell the people what I command you to say. Don't be frightened by them, or I will make you terrified while they watch. ¹⁸ My power will make you strong like a fortress or a column of iron or a wall of bronze. You will oppose all of Judah, including its kings and leaders, its priests and people. ¹⁹ They will fight back, but they won't win. I, the Lord , give my word— I won't let them harm you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Thou hast: Deuteronomy 5:28, Deuteronomy 18:17, Luke 10:28, Luke 20:39

I will: Jeremiah 39:1-18, Jeremiah 52:1-34, Deuteronomy 32:35, Ezekiel 12:22, Ezekiel 12:23, Ezekiel 12:25, Ezekiel 12:28, Amos 8:2

Reciprocal: Exodus 25:33 - like unto Jeremiah 48:16 - near Lamentations 4:18 - our end is near Ezekiel 11:3 - It is not John 13:13 - and

Cross-References

Genesis 1:10
God named the dry ground "Land," and he named the water "Ocean." God looked at what he had done and saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:11
God said, "I command the earth to produce all kinds of plants, including fruit trees and grain." And that's what happened.

Genesis 1:24

The Sixth Day

God said, "I command the earth to give life to all kinds of tame animals, wild animals, and reptiles." And that's what happened.

Genesis 1:26
God said, "Now we will make humans, and they will be like us. We will let them rule the fish, the birds, and all other living creatures."

Isaiah 61:11
The Lord will bring about justice and praise in every nation on earth, like flowers blooming in a garden.

Mark 4:28
It is the ground that makes the seeds sprout and grow into plants that produce grain.

Luke 6:44
You can tell what a tree is like by the fruit it produces. You cannot pick figs or grapes from thornbushes.

2 Corinthians 9:10
God gives seed to farmers and provides everyone with food. He will increase what you have, so that you can give even more to those in need.

Galatians 6:7
You cannot fool God, so don't make a fool of yourself! You will harvest what you plant.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said the Lord unto me, thou hast well seen,.... The thing seen is a very proper emblem of what I am about to do, and the quick dispatch that will be made therein:

for l will hasten my word to perform it; the words שקד אני, "shoked ani", "I will hasten", or "I am hastening", are in allusion to

שקד, "shoked", the name of the almond tree in Hebrew; which is so called because it is quick and early, and, as it were, hastens to bring forth its flowers, leaves, and fruit; in like manner the Lord says he would hasten to perform what he had said or should say by him concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, and the captivity of the people, and every thing else he should give him in commission to say. Jarchi and Abendana make mention of an ancient Midrash, or exposition, to this sense; that from the time of the almond tree's putting forth, until its fruit is ripe, are one and twenty days, according to the number of days which were between the seventeenth of Tammuz, in which the city was broken up, and the ninth of Ab, in which the temple was burnt; but though the almond tree is the first of trees, and is very early in putting forth, yet there is a greater time than this between its putting forth and its fruit being ripe; for Pliny s says, that the almond tree first of all flowers in January, and its fruit is ripe in March.

s Nat. Hist. l. 16. c. 25.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hasten - Rather, I watch over “my word to perform it.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 1:12. I will hasten my word — Here is a paronomasia. What dost thou see? I see שקד shaked, "an almond," the hastening tree: that which first awakes. Thou hast well seen, for (שקד shoked) I will hasten my word. I will awake, or watch over my word for the first opportunity to inflict the judgments which I threaten. The judgment shall come speedily; it shall soon flourish, and come to maturity.