Jeremiah 1 · Verse 12

Jeremiah 1:12

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

Jeremiah 1:12 in other translations

BSB“You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, “for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.”
WEBThen the LORD said to me, “You have seen well; for I watch over my word to perform it.”
ASVThen said Jehovah unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I watch over my word to perform it.
YLTAnd Jehovah saith unto me, ‘Thou hast well seen: for I am watching over My word to do it.'
DARBYAnd Jehovah said unto me, Thou hast well seen; for I am watchful over my word to perform it.
BBEThen the Lord said to me, You have seen well: for I keep watch over my word to give effect to it.
WebsterThen said the LORD to me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

What does Jeremiah 1:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. hasten--rather, "I will be wakeful as to My word," &c.; alluding to Jr 1:11, "the wakeful tree" [Maurer].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 I will hasten my word - Here is a paronomasia. What dost thou see? I see שקד shaked, "an almond," the hastening tree: that which first awakes. Thou hast well seen, for (שקד shoked) I will hasten my word. I will awake, or watch over my word for the first opportunity to inflict the judgments which I threaten. The judgment shall come speedily; it shall soon flourish, and come to maturity.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 1:11-19

God gave Jeremiah a view of the destruction of Judah and Jerusalem by the Chaldeans. The almond-tree, which is more forward in the spring than any other, represented the speedy approach of judgments. God also showed whence the intended ruin should arise. Jeremiah saw a seething-pot boiling, representing Jerusalem and Judah in great commotion. The mouth or face of the furnace or hearth, was toward the north; from…

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Jeremiah 1:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֵלַ֖י'e.Laito meH413
הֵיטַ֣בְתָּhei.Tav.tayou have done wellH3190
לִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otto seeH7200
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
שֹׁקֵ֥דsho.Ked[am] watchingH8245
אֲנִ֛י'a.NiIH589
עַל\־'al-overH5921
דְּבָרִ֖יde.va.Riword myH1697
לַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ\׃\ \פla.'a.so.Toto do itH6213

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 1:12

  • Ezekiel 12:28

    Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord God.

  • Ezekiel 12:25

    For I am the Lord: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord God.

  • Ezekiel 12:22-23

    Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth? Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord God; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.

  • Luke 10:28

    And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

  • Amos 8:2

    And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the Lord unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.

  • Deuteronomy 5:28

    And the Lord heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the Lord said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.

  • Deuteronomy 32:35

    To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

  • Deuteronomy 18:17

    And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thou hast.
De 5:28; 18:17; Lu 10:28; 20:39
I will.
39:1-18; 52:1-34; De 32:35; Eze 12:22,23,25,28; Am 8:2

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Context

  • Jeremiah 1:11

    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.

  • Jeremiah 1:12

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

  • Jeremiah 1:13

    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.

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Jeremiah 1:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y díjome Jehová: Bien has visto; porque yo apresuro mi palabra para ponerla por obra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel me dit: Tu as bien vu, car je veille sur ma parole pour l’exécuter.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova sprach zu mir: Du hast recht gesehen; denn ich werde über mein Wort wachen, es auszuführen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et dixit Dominus ad me: Bene vidisti: quia vigilabo ego super verbo meo, ut faciam illud.