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Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what see you? I said, I see a rod of an almond-tree.
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The 'Watching' Tree
Multiple commentators explain a crucial Hebrew wordplay. The word for “almond tree” (shaqed) is nearly identical to the word for “watching” or “hastening” (shaqad). Since the almond tree is one of the first to “awaken” from winter and bloom, it serves as a powerful visual pun for God’s readiness and active watchfulness.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
What do you see? - If we admit a supernatural element in prophecy, visions would be the most simple means of communication between God and m…
19th Century
Anglican
The word of the Lord ... — As before, we have the element of ecstasy and vision—symbols not selected by the prophet, and yet, we m…
Baptist
The Chaldeans and the Babylonians were like a great cauldron, boiling and seething, sending forth smoke and steam over the nations, and ready to sc…
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16th Century
Protestant
God confirms in this passage what He had previously said of the power of His word. These two verses, then, are to be taken as explanatory, for no n…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me. At the same time as before: saying, Jeremiah, what do you see?
God gave Jeremiah a view of the destruction of Judah and Jerusalem by the Chaldeans. The almond tree, which blooms earlier in the spring than any o…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. Here, the prophet identifies the subject matter he was specifically appointed to prophesy about: the destruction of Jerusalem and the cap…
