so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose and succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
Jeremiah 1:12 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it.” Plus de 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 out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose and succeed 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, tilted 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 just 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 that I speak, and it will be fulfilled. It will no longer be delayed, but in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak the word and fulfill 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 that I speak will be fulfilled, says the Lord God.”
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 spare them no longer.
And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.”
for the day of vengeance and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip? Because the day of their calamity is at hand; their doom comes swiftly.
“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 are right in all that they have spoken.