16 The Lord called you a thriving olive tree(A)
    with fruit beautiful in form.
But with the roar of a mighty storm
    he will set it on fire,(B)
    and its branches will be broken.(C)

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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.

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16 The Lord called your name,
(A)Green Olive Tree, Lovely and of Good Fruit.
With the noise of a great tumult
He has kindled fire on it,
And its branches are broken.

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27 But if you do not obey(A) me to keep the Sabbath(B) day holy by not carrying any load as you come through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire(C) in the gates of Jerusalem that will consume her fortresses.’”(D)

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27 But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.

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27 “But if you will not heed Me to hallow the Sabbath day, such as not carrying a burden when entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then (A)I will kindle a fire in its gates, (B)and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be (C)quenched.” ’ ”

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10 I have determined to do this city harm(A) and not good, declares the Lord. It will be given into the hands(B) of the king of Babylon, and he will destroy it with fire.’(C)

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10 For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the Lord: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

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10 For I have (A)set My face against this city for adversity and not for good,” says the Lord. (B)“It shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall (C)burn it with fire.” ’

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14 I will punish you as your deeds(A) deserve,
    declares the Lord.
I will kindle a fire(B) in your forests(C)
    that will consume everything around you.’”

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14 But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the Lord: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.

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14 But I will punish you according to the (A)fruit of your [a]doings,” says the Lord;
“I will kindle a fire in its forest,
And (B)it shall devour all things around it.” ’ ”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 21:14 deeds

I will send destroyers(A) against you,
    each man with his weapons,
and they will cut(B) up your fine cedar beams
    and throw them into the fire.(C)

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And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.

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I will prepare destroyers against you,
Everyone with his weapons;
They shall cut down (A)your choice cedars
(B)And cast them into the fire.

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29 The Babylonians who are attacking this city will come in and set it on fire; they will burn it down,(A) along with the houses(B) where the people aroused my anger by burning incense on the roofs to Baal and by pouring out drink offerings(C) to other gods.(D)

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29 And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.

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29 And the Chaldeans who fight against this city shall come and (A)set fire to this city and burn it, with the houses (B)on whose roofs they have offered incense to Baal and poured out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke Me to anger;

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The Babylonians[a] set fire(A) to the royal palace and the houses of the people and broke down the walls(B) of Jerusalem.

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  1. Jeremiah 39:8 Or Chaldeans

And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.

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(A)And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house and the houses of the people with (B)fire, and broke down the (C)walls of Jerusalem.

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11 The Lord has given full vent to his wrath;(A)
    he has poured out(B) his fierce anger.(C)
He kindled a fire(D) in Zion
    that consumed her foundations.(E)

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11 The Lord hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.

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11 The Lord has fulfilled His fury,
(A)He has poured out His fierce anger.
(B)He kindled a fire in Zion,
And it has devoured its foundations.

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47 Say to the southern forest:(A) ‘Hear the word of the Lord. This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to set fire to you, and it will consume(B) all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and every face from south to north(C) will be scorched by it.(D)

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47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.

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47 and say to the forest of the South, ‘Hear the word of the Lord! Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, (A)I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour (B)every green tree and every dry tree in you; the blazing flame shall not be quenched, and all faces (C)from the south to the north shall be scorched by it.

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