^{11 Ref} Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what do you see? And I said, I see a branch of an almond-tree.

^{12 Ref} Then the Lord said to me, You have seen well: for I keep watch over my word to give effect to it.

^{13 Ref} 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.

^{14 Ref} Then the Lord said to me, Out of the north evil will come, bursting out on all the people of the land.

^{15 Ref} For see, I will send for all the families of the kingdoms of the north, says the Lord; and they will come, everyone placing his high seat at the way into Jerusalem, and against its walls on every side, and against all the towns of Judah.

^{16 Ref} And I will give my decision against them on account of all their evil-doing; because they have given me up, burning perfumes to other gods and worshipping the works of their hands.