12 Then said the Lord unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
12 The Lord said to me, "You have seen correctly, for I am watching
12 Then the Lord said to me, "You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it."
12 And God said, "Good eyes! I'm sticking with you. I'll make every word I give you come true."
12 Then the Lord said to me, "You have seen well, for I am ready to perform My word."
12 And the Lord said, "That's right, and it means that I am watching, and I will certainly carry out all my plans."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 1:12
Commentary on Jeremiah 1:11-19
(Read Jeremiah 1:11-19)
God gave Jeremiah a view of the destruction of Judah and Jerusalem by the Chaldeans. The almond-tree, which is more forward in the spring than any other, represented the speedy approach of judgments. God also showed whence the intended ruin should arise. Jeremiah saw a seething-pot boiling, representing Jerusalem and Judah in great commotion. The mouth or face of the furnace or hearth, was toward the north; from whence the fire and fuel were to come. The northern powers shall unite. The cause of these judgments was the sin of Judah. The whole counsel of God must be declared. The fear of God is the best remedy against the fear of man. Better to have all men our enemies than God our enemy; those who are sure they have God with them, need not, ought not to fear, whoever is against them. Let us pray that we may be willing to give up personal interests, and that nothing may move us from our duty.