Jeremiah 1:11-14

11The Lord asked me, ‘What do you see, Jeremiah?’ I replied, ‘I see the branch of an almond tree.’

12The Lord said, ‘Yes, that is correct. I am watching carefully to make sure that what I say will happen really happens.’

13The Lord asked me again. ‘What do you see?’ I replied, ‘I see in the north a pot with boiling water in it. It will pour its water in this direction.’ The Lord said,

14‘Yes, trouble like boiling water will come from the north. It will destroy all the people who live in this land.