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15 What has my beloved to do in my house,
    since she has behaved lewdly with many,
    and the holy flesh has passed from you?
When you do evil,
    then you rejoice.”

16 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.

17 For Yahweh of Armies, who planted you, has pronounced evil against you, because of the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done to themselves in provoking me to anger by offering incense to Baal.

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15 What rights has my beloved in my house[a]
    when she has done many wicked things?[b]
Can the flesh of holiness pass over you?
    For you engage in your wickedness,[c] then you exult.
16 Yahweh called your name, ‘A leafy olive tree, beautiful with fine fruit.’[d]
With the sound of a great storm he will set fire to it,
    and its branches will be good for nothing.
17 And Yahweh of hosts, the one who planted you,
    has spoken evil against you,
because of the evil of the house of Israel and the house of Judah,
    that they have done to themselves,
to provoke me to anger by making smoke offerings to Baal.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 11:15 Literally “What for my beloved in my house”
  2. Jeremiah 11:15 Hebrew “wicked thing”
  3. Jeremiah 11:15 Literally “your wickedness”
  4. Jeremiah 11:16 Literally “beautiful of fruit of appearance”