Jeremiah 11:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The Lord called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of 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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 11:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 11:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Jeremiah 11:16 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 11:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`An olive, green, fair, of goodly fruit,' Hath Jehovah called thy name, At the noise of a great tumult He hath kindled fire against it, And broken have been its thin branches.”
Jeremiah 11:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 11:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Jehovah had called thy name, A green olive-tree, fair, of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and its branches are broken. ”
Jeremiah 11:16 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 11:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The Lord called thy name, A greene oliue tree, faire, and of goodly fruite: but with noyse and great tumult he hath set fyre vpon it, and the branches of it are broken.”
Jeremiah 11:16 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 11:16 in Context — Jeremiah 11
14 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
15 What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.
16 The Lord called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.
17 For the Lord of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.
18 And the Lord hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings.
What Does Jeremiah 11:16 Mean?
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