Jeremiah 1:13 (GNV)

Passage

Againe the worde of the Lord came vnto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I saide, I see a seething pot looking out of the North.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 1:11 After this the worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying, Ieremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almonde tree.

Jeremiah 1:12 Then saide the Lord vnto me, Thou hast seene aright: for I will hasten my worde to performe it.

Jeremiah 1:13 Againe the worde of the Lord came vnto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I saide, I see a seething pot looking out of the North.

Jeremiah 1:14 Then saide the Lord vnto me, Out of the North shall a plague be spred vpon all the inhabitants of the land.

Jeremiah 1:15 For loe, I will call all the families of the kingdomes of the North, saith the Lord, and they shall come, and euery one shall set his throne in the entring of the gates of Ierusalem, and on all the walles thereof rounde about, and in all the cities of Iudah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "againe", "worde", "lord", "came", "vnto", "second", "time", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "againe" and "worde", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Then saide the Lord vnto me Thou..." into verse 14's "Then saide the Lord vnto me Out...", so "againe" and "worde" 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 "againe" and "worde" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.