Jeremiah 1:13

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the word of the LORD came to me the second time, saying, What do you see? And I said, I see a boiling pot; and its face is toward the north.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֨י דְבַר־יְהוָ֤ה ׀ אֵלַי֙ שֵׁנִ֣ית לֵאמֹ֔ר מָ֥ה אַתָּ֖ה רֹאֶ֑ה וָאֹמַ֗ר סִ֤יר נָפ֙וּחַ֙ אֲנִ֣י רֹאֶ֔ה וּפָנָ֖יו מִפְּנֵ֥י צָפֽוֹנָה׃

Transliteration

wa-yĕhî dĕbar-YHWH ʾēlay šēnît lēʾmōr what-ʾattāh rōʾeh wā-ʾōmar sîr nāpûaḥ ʾănî rōʾeh and-pānāyw from-pĕnê ṣāpônāh

Grammar Details

• *wa-yĕhî*: waw-consecutive with Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was/came
• *dĕbar*: construct singular - word of
• *YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
• *ʾēlay*: preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me
• *šēnît*: ordinal number feminine singular - second time
• *lēʾmōr*: Qal infinitive construct - saying
• *ʾattāh*: 2nd person masculine singular independent pronoun - you
• *rōʾeh*: Qal participle masculine singular - seeing
• *wā-ʾōmar*: waw-consecutive with Qal imperfect 1st singular - and I said
• *sîr*: singular noun - pot/caldron
• *nāpûaḥ*: Qal passive participle masculine singular - boiling/blown upon
• *ʾănî*: 1st person singular independent pronoun - I
• *pānāyw*: plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its face/front
• *pĕnê*: construct plural - face/direction of
• *ṣāpônāh*: singular noun with directional he - northward

Word Meanings

• *sîr*: pot/caldron/vessel
• *nāpûaḥ*: boiling/blown upon/heated
• *pānāyw* from-*pĕnê* *ṣāpônāh*: its face from the direction of the north/its opening tilted away from the north

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The word of the LORD came to me a second time: 'What do you see?' I replied, 'I see a boiling pot, and it is tilting away from the north.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a boiling caldron; and the face thereof is from the north.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  It happened afterwarde, that the LORDE spake to me agayne, & sayde: What seist thou? And I sayde: I do se a seethinge pot, lokinge from out of the north hitherwarde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Againe the worde of the Lorde came vnto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I saide, I see a seething pot looking out of the North.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  It happened afterwarde that the Lorde spake to me agayne, and sayde: what seest thou? and I sayde: I do see a seethyng pot, lokyng from out of the north.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof [is] toward the north.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The word of Yahweh came to me the second time, saying, What see you? I said, I see a boiling caldron; and the face of it is from the north.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And 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.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a boiling caldron; and the face thereof is from the north.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a boiling caldron; and the face thereof is from the north.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying, What do you see? And I said, I see a boiling pot, and its face is from the north.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The word of Yahweh came to me the second time, saying, "What do you see?" I said, "I see a boiling caldron; and it is tipping away from the north."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD’s message came to me a second time,“What do you see?” I answered,“I see a pot of boiling water; it is tipped away from the north.”

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 11:3 : 3 Who say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the cauldron, and we are the meat.
• Ezek 11:7 : 7 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Your slain whom you have laid in its midst, they are the meat, and this city is the cauldron: but I will bring you forth out of its midst.
• 2 Cor 13:1-2 : 1 This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established. 2 I told you before, and foretell now, as if I were present the second time; and being absent now I write to those who have sinned in the past, and to all others, that if I come again, I will not spare:
• Gen 41:32 : 32 As for the dream being repeated to Pharaoh twice, it means that the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
• Ezek 24:3-9 : 3 And tell a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it: 4 Gather its pieces into it, every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones. 5 Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe its bones in it. 6 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is in it, and whose scum has not gone out! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it. 7 For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it on the top of a rock; she did not pour it on the ground, to cover it with dust; 8 That it might cause fury to come up and take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered. 9 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pyre large. 10 Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned. 11 Then set it empty on its coals, that its bronze may be hot and may burn, and that its filthiness may be melted in it, that its scum may be consumed. 12 She has wearied herself with lies, and her great scum did not go out of her: her scum shall be in the fire. 13 In your filthiness is depravity: because I have purged you, and you were not purged, you shall not be purged of your filthiness anymore, until I have caused my fury to rest upon you. 14 I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to your ways, and according to your deeds, they shall judge you, says the Lord GOD.
• Zech 4:2 : 2 And said to me, What do you see? And I said, I have looked, and behold, a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl on top of it, and its seven lamps on it, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are on top of it: