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Jeremiah 11:16-18
Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah 11:16-18
Christian Standard Bible
16 The Lord named you
a flourishing olive tree,(A)
beautiful with well-formed fruit.
He has set fire to it,
and its branches are consumed[a](B)
with the sound of a mighty tumult.(C)
17 “The Lord of Armies who planted you(D) has decreed disaster against you, because of the disaster[b] the house of Israel and the house of Judah brought on themselves when they angered me by burning incense to Baal.”
18 The Lord informed me, so I knew.
Then you helped me to see their deeds,
Jeremiah 11:16-18
New International Version
Jeremiah 11:16-18
New International Version
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)
17 The Lord Almighty, who planted(D) you, has decreed disaster(E) for you, because the people of both Israel and Judah have done evil and aroused(F) my anger by burning incense to Baal.(G)
Plot Against Jeremiah
18 Because the Lord revealed their plot to me, I knew it, for at that time he showed me what they were doing.
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