12The Lord said to me, "You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled."


In Context

9 Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "Now, I have put my words in your mouth.

10 See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant."

11 The word of the Lord came to me: "What do you see, Jeremiah?" "I see the branch of an almond tree," I replied.

12 The Lord said to me, "You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled."

13 The word of the Lord came to me again: "What do you see?" "I see a boiling pot, tilting away from the north," I answered.

14 The Lord said to me, "From the north disaster will be poured out on all who live in the land.

Jeremiah 1:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:12And Jehovah said unto me, Thou hast well seen; for I am watchful over my word to perform it.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:12And the Lord said to me: Thou hast seen well: for I will watch over my word to perform it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:12Then said Jehovah unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I watch over my word to perform it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:12Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I watch over my word to perform it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:12Then said the LORD to me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:12Then Yahweh said to me, |You have seen well; for I watch over my word to perform it.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:12And Jehovah saith unto me, 'Thou hast well seen: for I am watching over My word to do it.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:12Then said the LORD to me, You have well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.