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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.

17 The Lord who rules over all planted you. But now he has ordered your enemies to destroy you. The people of Israel and Judah have both done what is evil. They have made the Lord very angry by burning incense to Baal.

Jeremiah’s Enemies Make Evil Plans Against Him

18 The Lord told me about the evil plans of my enemies. That’s how I knew about them. He showed me what they were doing.

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