Jeremiah 1:11-14

11The word of the Lord came to me saying, “What do you see, 1Jeremiah?” And I said, “I see a rod of an 2almond tree.” 12Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for 3I am 4watching over My word to perform it.”

13The word of the Lord came to me a second time saying, “5What do you see?” And I said, “I see a boiling 6pot, facing away from the north.” 14Then the Lord said to me, “7Out of the north the evil 8will break forth on all the inhabitants of the land.