Jeremiah 1:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Jeremiah 1:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 1:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 1:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then Yahweh said to me, “You have seen well; for I watch over my word to perform it.””

Jeremiah 1:12 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 1:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Jeremiah 1:12 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 1:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Jeremiah 1:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 1:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Jeremiah 1:12 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 1:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then saide the Lord vnto me, Thou hast seene aright: for I will hasten my worde to performe it.”

Jeremiah 1:12 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 1:12 in Context — Jeremiah 1

10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

11 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.

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

13 And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.

14 Then the Lord said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

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What Does Jeremiah 1:12 Mean?

Jeremiah 1:12 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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