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Jeremiah 11:16

World English Bible

Yahweh called your name, “A green olive tree,
beautiful with goodly fruit.”
With the noise of a great roar he has kindled fire on it,
and its branches are broken.

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Jeremiah 11:16 in other translations

Jehovah called thy name, A green olive-tree, fair with goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.

Jeremiah 11:16 · American Standard Version

Jeremiah 11:16 in context

  1. 14“Therefore don’t pray for this people. Don’t lift up cry or prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry to me because of their trouble.
  2. 15What has my beloved to do in my house,
    since she has behaved lewdly with many,
    and the holy flesh has passed from you?
    When you do evil,
    then you rejoice.”
  3. 16Yahweh called your name, “A green olive tree,
    beautiful with goodly fruit.”
    With the noise of a great roar he has kindled fire on it,
    and its branches are broken.
  4. 17For Yahweh of Armies, who planted you, has pronounced evil against you, because of the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done to themselves in provoking me to anger by offering incense to Baal.
  5. 18Yahweh gave me knowledge of it, and I knew it. Then you showed me their doings.