1:11 Later the Lord asked me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I answered, “I see a branch of an almond tree.” 1:12 Then the Lord said, “You have observed correctly. This means 1 I am watching to make sure my threats are carried out.” 2
1:13 The Lord again asked me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a pot of boiling water; it is tipped toward us from the north.” 3 1:14 Then the Lord said, “This means 4 destruction will break out from the north on all who live in the land. 1:15 For I will soon summon all the peoples of the kingdoms of the north,” says the Lord. “They will come and their kings will set up their thrones 5 near the entrances of the gates of Jerusalem. 6 They will attack all the walls surrounding it, and all the towns in Judah. 7 1:16 In this way 8 I will pass sentence 9 on the people of Jerusalem and Judah 10 because of all their wickedness. For they rejected me and offered sacrifices to other gods, worshiping what they made with their own hands.” 11
1:4 As I watched, I noticed 12 a windstorm 13 coming from the north – an enormous cloud, with lightning flashing, 14 such that bright light 15 rimmed it and came from 16 it like glowing amber 17 from the middle of a fire.
10:17 Now while Peter was puzzling over 35 what the vision he had seen could signify, the men sent by Cornelius had learned where Simon’s house was 36 and approached 37 the gate.