so my word that comes from my mouth will not return to me empty, but it will accomplish what I please and will prosper in what I send it to do.’
Jeremiah 1:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The Lord said to me, ‘You have seen correctly, for I watch over my word to accomplish it.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 my word that comes from my mouth will not return to me empty, but it will accomplish what I please and will prosper in what I send it to do.’
Again the word of the Lord came to me asking, ‘What do you see? ’ And I replied, ‘I see a boiling pot, its lip tilted from the north to the south.’
The Lord said to me, ‘What do you see, Jeremiah? ’ I said, ‘Figs! The good figs are very good, but the bad figs are extremely bad, so bad that they are inedible.’
Just as I watched over them to uproot and to tear them down, to demolish and to destroy, and to cause disaster, so will I watch over them to build and to plant them’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration.
But I, the Lord, will speak whatever message I will speak, and it will be done. It will no longer be delayed. For in your days, rebellious house, I will speak a message and bring it to pass. This is the declaration of the Lord God.” ’
Therefore say to them, “This is what the Lord God says: None of my words will be delayed any longer. The message I speak will be fulfilled. This is the declaration of the Lord God.” ’
He asked me, ‘What do you see, Amos? ’ I replied, ‘A basket of summer fruit.’ , The Lord said to me, ‘The end has come for my people Israel; I will no longer spare them.
‘You’ve answered correctly,’ he told him. ‘Do this and you will live.’
Vengeance and retribution belong to me. , In time their foot will slip, for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.’
‘The Lord heard your words when you spoke to me. He said to me, “I have heard the words that these people have spoken to you. Everything they have said is right.