8Be not afraid of their faces, for with thee [am] I to deliver thee, -- an affirmation of Jehovah.`
9And Jehovah putteth forth His hand, and striketh against my mouth, and Jehovah saith unto me, `Lo, I have put my words in thy mouth.
10See, I have charged thee this day concerning the nations, and concerning the kingdoms, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.`
11And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, `What art thou seeing, Jeremiah?` And I say, `A rod of an almond tree I am seeing.`
12And Jehovah saith unto me, `Thou hast well seen: for I am watching over My word to do it.`
13And there is a word of Jehovah unto me a second time, saying, `What art thou seeing?` And I say, `A blown pot I am seeing, and its face [is] from the north.`
14And Jehovah saith unto me, `From the north is the evil loosed against all inhabitants of the land.