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 Et toi, n’intercède pas en faveur de ce peuple, N’élève pour eux ni supplications ni prières; Car je ne les écouterai pas, Quand ils m’invoqueront à cause de leur malheur.

15 Que ferait mon bien-aimé dans ma maison? Il s’y commet une foule de crimes. La chair sacrée disparaîtra devant toi. Quand tu fais le mal, c’est alors que tu triomphes!

16 Olivier verdoyant, remarquable par la beauté de son fruit, Tel est le nom que t’avait donné l’Éternel; Au bruit d’un grand fracas, il l’embrase par le feu, Et ses rameaux sont brisés.

17 L’Éternel des armées, qui t’a planté, Appelle sur toi le malheur, A cause de la méchanceté de la maison d’Israël et de la maison de Juda, Qui ont agi pour m’irriter, en offrant de l’encens à Baal.

18 L’Éternel m’en a informé, et je l’ai su; Alors tu m’as fait voir leurs œuvres.

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What Does Jeremiah 11:16 Mean?

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