Jeremiah 1:13 (WEB)

Passage

Yahweh’s word came to me the second time, saying, “What do you see?” I said, “I see a boiling cauldron; and it is tipping away from the north.”

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 1:11 Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”

Jeremiah 1:12 Then Yahweh said to me, “You have seen well; for I watch over my word to perform it.”

Jeremiah 1:13 Yahweh’s word came to me the second time, saying, “What do you see?” I said, “I see a boiling cauldron; and it is tipping away from the north.”

Jeremiah 1:14 Then Yahweh said to me, “Out of the north, evil will break out on all the inhabitants of the land.

Jeremiah 1:15 For, behold, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north,” says Yahweh. “They will come, and they will each set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its walls all around, and against all the cities of Judah.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Then Yahweh said to me You have..." into verse 14's "Then Yahweh said to me Out of...", so "yahweh" and "word" 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 "yahweh" and "word" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.