Verse 16
Jeremiah 11:16
New Living Translation
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I, the LORD, once called them a thriving olive tree,<br>beautiful to see and full of good fruit.<br>But now I have sent the fury of their enemies<br>to burn them with fire,<br>leaving them charred and broken.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
זַ֤יִת רַֽעֲנָן֙ יְפֵ֣ה פְרִי תֹ֔אַר קָרָ֥א יְהוָ֖ה שְׁמֵ֑/ךְ לְ/ק֣וֹל הֲמוּלָּ֣ה גְדֹלָ֗ה הִצִּ֥ית אֵשׁ֙ עָלֶ֔י/הָ וְ/רָע֖וּ דָּלִיּוֹתָֽי/ו
English Translation
A beautiful olive tree with lush fruit, the Lord called your name; to the sound of a great tumult, He kindled a fire upon her, and the doors were shaken.
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Chapter 11 Context
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“Remind the people of Judah and Jerusalem about the terms of my covenant with them.
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For I solemnly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, “Obey me!” I have repeated th...
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but your ancestors did not listen or even pay attention. Instead, they stubbornly followed their own...
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9
Again the LORD spoke to me and said, “I have discovered a conspiracy against me among the people of...
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10
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11
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Then the people of Judah and Jerusalem will pray to their idols and burn incense before them. But th...
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Look now, people of Judah; you have as many gods as you have towns. You have as many altars of shame...
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14
“Pray no more for these people, Jeremiah. Do not weep or pray for them, for I will not listen to the...
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15
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