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Jeremiah 1:12 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Jeremiah 1:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 1 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.”
Jeremiah 1:12 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 1:12
God's response provides the interpretation: 'Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.' The commendation 'Thou hast well seen' (hetavta lir'ot, הֵיטַבְתָּ לִרְאוֹת) acknowledges Jeremiah's correct observation. But God reveals the deeper significance through wordplay: 'I will hasten' (shoqed, שֹׁקֵד, participle of shaqad, שָׁקַד) echoes 'almond' (shaqed, שָׁקֵד). In Hebrew the connection is immediate: shaqed (almond) → shoqed (watching/hastening). God says 'I am watching over my word to perform it'—emphasizing divine vigilance to ensure prophetic ...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 1:12
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“Thus says the Lord Yahweh: There shall none of my words be deferred any more”
“and the word that I shall speak shall be performed; it shall be no more deferred: for in your days”
“what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel”
“You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.”
“when you spoke to me; and Yahweh said to me”
“Amos, what do you see? I said”
“and recompense”
“They have well said that which they have spoken.”
“Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign”
“(in the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah”