JER 1:12 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς μὲ, καλῶς ἑώρακας, διότι ἐγρήγορα ἐγὼ ἐπὶ τοὺς λόγους μου τοῦ ποιῆσαι αὐτούς.
(Kai eipe Kurios pros me, kalōs heōrakas, dioti egraʸgora egō epi tous logous mou tou poiaʸsai autous. )

BrTr And the Lord said to me, Thou hast well seen: for I have watched over my words to perform them.

ULT And Yahweh said to me, “You have done well to see, for I am watching over my word to do it.”

UST Yahweh said, “That is correct. And because the word for ‘almond’ resembles the word for ‘watching’, it means that I am watching what will happen, and I will make certain that what I have said to you about destroying nations will happen.”

BSB § “You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, “for I am watching [fn] over My word to accomplish it.”

1:12 The Hebrew for watching sounds like the Hebrew for almond tree.

OEB "A branch of an almond tree," I answered. "Thou hast seen truly," said Jehovah," for I am watching over My purpose, to perform it."

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then the Lord said, “You have observed correctly. This means I am watching to make sure my threats are carried out.”

LSV And YHWH says to me, “You have seen well: for I am watching over My word to do it.”

FBV “That's right, because I am watching[fn] to make sure what I say happens,” the Lord said.

1:12 In Hebrew, the almond tree is called “wakeful” because it is the first tree to bloom in spring.

T4T Yahweh said, “That is correct. And because the word for ‘almond’ resembles the word for ‘watching’, it means that I am watching what will happen, and I will make certain that what I have said to you about destroying nations will happen.”

LEB Then Yahweh said to me, “You did well to see, for I am watching over my word to perform it.”

BBE Then the Lord said to me, You have seen well: for I keep watch over my word to give effect to it.

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JPS Then said the LORD unto me: 'Thou hast well seen; for I watch over My word to perform it.'

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

DRA And the Lord said to me: Thou hast seen well: for I will watch over my word to perform it.

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

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

RV Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I watch over my word to perform it.

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

KJB-1769 Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

KJB-1611 Then said the LORD vnto me, Thou hast well seene: for I will hasten my word to performe it.
(Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.)

Bshps Then sayde the Lorde vnto me: thou hast seene ryght, for I wyll make haste speedyly vpon my worde to performe it.
(Then said the Lord unto me: thou/you hast seen ryght, for I will make haste speedyly upon my word to perform it.)

Gnva Then saide the Lord vnto me, Thou hast seene aright: for I will hasten my worde to performe it.
(Then said the Lord unto me, Thou hast seen aright: for I will hasten my word to perform it. )

Cvdl Then sayde ye LORDE: thou hast sene right, for I will watch diligently vpon my worde, to perfourme it.
(Then said ye/you_all LORD: thou/you hast seen right, for I will watch diligently upon my word, to perform it.)

Wyc And Y seide, Y se a yerde wakynge. And the Lord seide to me, Thou hast seen wel, for Y schal wake on my word, to do it.
(And I said, I see a yerde wakynge. And the Lord said to me, Thou hast seen well, for I shall wake on my word, to do it.)

Luth Und der HErr sprach zu mir: Du hast recht gesehen; denn ich will wacker sein über mein Wort, daß ich‘s tue.
(And the/of_the LORD spoke to mir: You have recht gesehen; because I will wacker his above my Wort, that ich‘s tue.)

ClVg Et dixit Dominus ad me: [Bene vidisti: quia vigilabo ego super verbo meo, ut faciam illud.]
(And he_said Master to me: [Bene vidisti: because vigilabo I over verbo meo, as I_will_do illud.] )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) I am watching over my word to carry it out

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH to=me well to=see that/for/because/then/when watching I on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in word,my to,perform,it )

This represents guaranteeing that he will do what he has said. Alternate translation: “I am remembering my word to carry it out” or “I guarantee that I will do what I have said”

(Occurrence 0) for I am watching over my word

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH to=me well to=see that/for/because/then/when watching I on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in word,my to,perform,it )

The Hebrew words for “almond” and “watch over” sound almost the same. God wants Jeremiah to remember that God will make his word succeed.

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