Verse 11
Jeremiah's Second Prophecy (see Book comments for Jeremiah).
Moreover = And. Another commission introducing two visions.
a rod = a staff for striking. Hebrew. makkel, as in Jeremiah 48:17 and Genesis 30:37-41 .
a rod of an almond tree. Denotes an almond tree staff, corresponding with a vigilant watchman.
an almond tree. Hebrew. shaked = a watcher, or an early waker, because it is the first of the trees to wake from its winter sleep, and is thus what the cock is among birds.
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