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Jeremiah 1:13 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" The LORD’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 1:13
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11 Moreover the LORD’s word came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”
12 Then the LORD said to me, “You have seen well; for I watch over my word to perform it.”
13 The LORD’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.”
14 Then the LORD said to me, “Out of the north, evil will break out on all the inhabitants of the land.
15 For behold, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north,” says the LORD. “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.
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Jeremiah 1:1
"The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin."
Jeremiah 1:2
"The LORD’s word came to him in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign."
Jeremiah 1:3
"It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month."
Jeremiah 1:4
"Now the LORD’s word came to me, saying,"
Jeremiah 1:5
"“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”"
Jeremiah 1:6
"Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I don’t know how to speak; for I am a child.”"
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