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Jeremiah 11:16

16 The Lord once called you v‘a green olive tree, beautiful with good fruit.’ But wwith the roar of a great tempest he will set fire to it, and xits branches will be consumed.

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Jeremiah 11:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 The Lord called you a thriving olive tree

with fruit beautiful in form.

But with the roar of a mighty storm

he will set it on fire,

and its branches will be broken.

Jeremiah 11:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Jeremiah 11:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 I, the Lord, once called them a thriving olive tree,

beautiful to see and full of good fruit.

But now I have sent the fury of their enemies

to burn them with fire,

leaving them charred and broken.

Jeremiah 11:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 The Lord called your name,

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.

Jeremiah 11:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 The Lord called you “a leafy olive tree,

with beautiful fruit and shape.”

But with the roar of a strong storm

he will set that tree on fire,

and its branches will be burned up.

Jeremiah 11:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 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 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 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 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 The Lord called you a large olive tree 

that has beautiful fruit to look at. 

He will set fire to you with a mighty storm, 

and your branches will be broken. 

Jeremiah 11:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 The Lord named you

a flourishing olive tree,

beautiful with well-formed fruit.

He has set fire to it,

and its branches are consumed

with a great roaring sound.

Jeremiah 11:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 The Lord once called you, “A green olive tree, fair with goodly fruit”; but with the roar of a great tempest he will set fire to it, and its branches will be consumed.

Jeremiah 11:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 Yahweh called your name, ‘A leafy olive tree, beautiful with fine fruit.’

With the sound of a great storm he will set fire to it,

and its branches will be good for nothing.

Jeremiah 11:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 People of Judah, the Lord once called you a healthy olive tree.

He thought its fruit was beautiful.

But now he will come with the roar of a mighty storm.

He will set the tree on fire.

And its branches will be broken.

Jeremiah 11:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 The Lord called your name,

“A green olive tree, beautiful in fruit and form”;

With the noise of a great tumult

He has kindled fire on it,

And its branches are worthless.


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