Jeremiah 1:12 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 1:10 see, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.

Jeremiah 1:11 Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond-tree.

Jeremiah 1:12 Then said Jehovah unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I watch over my word to perform it.

Jeremiah 1:13 And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a boiling caldron; and the face thereof is from the north.

Jeremiah 1:14 Then Jehovah said unto me, Out of the north evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "jehovah", "thou", "hast", "well", "seen", "watch", and "over". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto..." into verse 13's "And the word of Jehovah came unto...", so "said" and "jehovah" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "said" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.