The word of God came to me saying, "What do you see Jeremiah?" And I said, "I see a staff of an almond tree."
JEREMIAH (1:11)
וַיְהִי דְבַר יְ-הוָה אֵלַי לֵאמֹר מָה אַתָּה רֹאֶה יִרְמְיָהוּ וָאֹמַר מַקֵּל שָׁקֵד אֲנִי רֹאֶה
יִרְמְיָהוּ א:יא
va-y'-hee d'-var a-do-nai ay-lai lay-mor ma a-ta ro-e yir-m'-ya-hu va-o-mar ma-kayl sha-kayd a-nee ro-e
The almond tree is the first to blossom in springtime in the Land of Israel, and thus in Scripture, it symbolizes quick action, and the Almighty is informing Jeremiah that He will hasten to fulfill His prophecies (Jeremiah 1:12). Amazingly, in Hebrew the very word for "almond" - sha-KAYD - is similar to the word for "hasten" - sho-KAYD.
--Rabbi Tuly Weisz
JEREMIAH (1:11)
וַיְהִי דְבַר יְ-הוָה אֵלַי לֵאמֹר מָה אַתָּה רֹאֶה יִרְמְיָהוּ וָאֹמַר מַקֵּל שָׁקֵד אֲנִי רֹאֶה
יִרְמְיָהוּ א:יא
va-y'-hee d'-var a-do-nai ay-lai lay-mor ma a-ta ro-e yir-m'-ya-hu va-o-mar ma-kayl sha-kayd a-nee ro-e
The almond tree is the first to blossom in springtime in the Land of Israel, and thus in Scripture, it symbolizes quick action, and the Almighty is informing Jeremiah that He will hasten to fulfill His prophecies (Jeremiah 1:12). Amazingly, in Hebrew the very word for "almond" - sha-KAYD - is similar to the word for "hasten" - sho-KAYD.
--Rabbi Tuly Weisz