so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
Jeremiah 1:12 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then said the Lord to me, You have seen well, for I am alert and active, watching over My word to perform it. American Standard Version (1901) Then said Jehovah unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I watch over my word to perform it. Common English Bible The LORD then said, “You are right, for I’m watching over my word until it is fulfilled.” Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord said to me: "You have seen well. For I will keep watch over my word, so that I may accomplish it." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord said to me: Thou hast seen well, for I will watch over my word to perform it. |
so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
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.”
And the Lord said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I said, “Figs, the good figs very good, and the bad figs very bad, so bad that they cannot be eaten.”
And it shall come to pass that as I have watched over them to pluck up and break down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring evil, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, says the Lord.
But I the Lord will speak the word which I will speak, and it will be performed. It will no longer be delayed, but in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak the word and perform it, says the Lord God.”
Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God: None of my words will be delayed any longer, but the word which I speak will be performed, says the Lord God.”
And he said, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the Lord said to me, “The end has come upon my people Israel; I will never again pass by them.
And he said to him, “You have answered right; do this, and you will live.”
And the Lord said to me, ‘They have rightly said all that they have spoken.
Vengeance is mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and their doom comes swiftly.
“And the Lord heard your words, when you spoke to me; and the Lord said to me, ‘I have heard the words of this people, which they have spoken to you; they have rightly said all that they have spoken.