Jeremiah 1:11 (LSB)

Passage

Now the word of Yahweh came to me saying, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “I see a rod of an almond tree.”

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 1:9 Then Yahweh sent forth His hand and touched my mouth, and Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.

Jeremiah 1:10 See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, To uproot and to tear down, To cause to perish and to pull down, To build and to plant.”

Jeremiah 1:11 Now the word of Yahweh came to me saying, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “I see a rod of an almond tree.”

Jeremiah 1:12 Then Yahweh said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over My word to do it.”

Jeremiah 1:13 The word of Yahweh came to me a second time saying, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a boiling pot, facing away from the north.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "word", "yahweh", "came", "saying", "jeremiah", "said", "almond", and "tree". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "word" and "yahweh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "See I have appointed you this day..." into verse 12's "Then Yahweh said to me You have...", so "word" and "yahweh" 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 "word" and "yahweh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.