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Jeremiah 1:12

King James Version (KJV)

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Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

Jeremiah 1:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 1:12

Theological / Devotional

Will hasten. From the Heb. shaqad (see on v. 11). There is an interesting word play in vs. 11, 12. The following is an attempt to reproduce this literary device: “I see the twig of a wake-tree. ... You have seen aright, for I am wakeful over my word to perform it”; or, “I see the rod of a watch-tree ... for I am watching over my word to fulfill it.”

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