16 The Lord named you
“A (A)green olive tree, beautiful in fruit and form”;
With the (B)noise of a great [a]tumult
He has (C)set fire to it,
And its branches are worthless.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 11:16 I.e., confused noise

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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Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He [a]prunes it so that it may bear more fruit.

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Footnotes

  1. John 15:2 Lit cleans; used to describe pruning

He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit,(A) while every branch that does bear fruit(B) he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful.

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Footnotes

  1. John 15:2 The Greek for he prunes also means he cleans.