Jer 1:13-14 | NET2full | STEP | 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 .”

‏ Jeremiah 1:13-14

13 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.” ^{▼▼tn Heb “its face is away from the north.”} 14 Then the Lord said, “From the north ^{▼▼sn This works like the sound play in 1:11-12 (see note at 1:12), although the word “north” is repeated with the same meaning both times. The boiling pot is only relevant as a scene that prompts Jeremiah to say “north,” which is the jumping off point for giving the prophecy.} destruction will break out on all who live in the land.