Jeremiáš 1:11

Český ekumenický překlad

Stalo se ke mně slovo Hospodinovo: "Co vidíš, Jeremjáši?" Odpověděl jsem: "Vidím mandloňový prut."

Parallel Translations

Bible kralická (1613)
Potom se stalo slovo Hospodinovo ke mně, řkoucí: Co vidíš, Jeremiáši? I řekl jsem: Prut mandlový vidím.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

what seest thou: Amos 7:8, Amos 8:2, Zechariah 4:2, Zechariah 5:2

I see a rod: Numbers 17:8, Ezekiel 7:10

Reciprocal: Exodus 25:33 - like unto Exodus 37:20 - almonds 1 Kings 22:17 - I saw Ecclesiastes 12:5 - the almond Jeremiah 1:2 - the word Jeremiah 2:1 - the word Jeremiah 24:3 - What Ezekiel 11:3 - It is not Ezekiel 47:6 - hast thou Amos 7:1 - showed Acts 11:5 - and it Revelation 14:1 - I looked

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Moreover, the word of the Lord came unto me,.... At the same time as before:

saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? The Septuagint version leaves out the word "Jeremiah":

and I said, I see a rod of an almond tree; a dry stick, without leaves or fruit upon it, and yet he knew it to be an almond tree stick; though some think it had leaves and fruit on it, by which it was known. The Targum is,

"and I said, a king hastening to do evil I see;''

meaning Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, hastening to bring destruction upon the Jews.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

What seest thou? - If we admit a supernatural element in prophecy, visions would be the most simple means of communication between God and man.

A rod of an almond tree - Many translate “a staff of almond wood.” The vision would thus signify that God - like a traveler, staff in hand - was just about to set forth upon His journey of vengeance. But the rendering of the King James Version is supported by Genesis 30:37. The word rendered “almond” comes from a root signifying “to be awake;” and as the almond blossoms in January, it seems to be awake while other trees are still Sleeping, and therefore is a fit emblem of activity.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 1:11. A rod of an almond tree. — שקד shaked, from שקד shakad, "to be ready," "to hasten," "to watch for an opportunity to do a thing," to awake; because the almond tree is the first to flower and bring forth fruit. Pliny says, Floret prima omnium amygdala mense Januario; Martio vero pomum maturat. It blossoms in January, when other trees are locked up in their winter's repose; and it bears fruit in March, just at the commencement of spring, when other trees only begin to bud. It was here the symbol of that promptitude with which God was about to fulfil his promises and threatening. As a rod, says Dahler, is an instrument of punishment, the rod of the almond may be intended here as the symbol of that punishment which the prophet was about to announce.