Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what do you see? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.

Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it..

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

Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

For behold, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, says the Lord; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls round about, and against all the cities of Judah.

And I will utter my judgement against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the work of their own hands.

You therefore gird up your lions, and arise and speak unto them all that I command you: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound you before them.

For behold, I have made you this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.

And they shall fight against you; but they shall not prevail against you; for I am with you, says the LORD, to deliver you.