9. Then the Lord extended his hand and touched my mouth, saying to me,See, I place my words in your mouth!
10. Today I appoint youover nations and over kingdoms,To uproot and to tear down,to destroy and to demolish,to build and to plant.
11. The word of the Lord came to me: What do you see, Jeremiah? “I see a branch of the almond tree,” I replied.
12. Then the Lord said to me: You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to carry it out.
13. A second time the word of the Lord came to me: What do you see? I replied, “I see a boiling kettle whose mouth is tipped away from the north.”