וַיְהִ֤י דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֣י לֵאמֹ֔ר מָה־אַתָּ֥ה רֹאֶ֖ה יִרְמְיָ֑הוּ וָאֹמַ֕ר מַקֵּ֥ל שָׁקֵ֖ד אֲנִ֥י רֹאֶֽה׃
Firman Yang Mahakekal datang kepadaku, bunyinya: “Apakah yang engkau lihat, Yeremia?” Lalu aku menjawab, “Aku melihat sebatang tongkat dari pohon badam.”
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“The word of the Lord came to me: What do you see Jeremiah? I said: I see a branch of an almond tree” [1:11]. The word of God came to me and said: what do you see Jeremiah? I said: I see a branch of an almond tree. The branch was without blossoms or leaves and it was difficult to recognize the wood, but he recognized the branch through prophecy. That is why the Holy One said: you have seen well and correctly. If the branch had leaves and blossoms, it would not have been a novelty that he recognized it.6Radak, Jeremiah, 1:11.
Rashi
a rod of an almond tree (amendleer in O.F.) Jonathan, however, renders: A King who hastens to do evil.