Jeremiah 11:15-17
Lexham English Bible
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.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 11:15 Literally “What for my beloved in my house”
- Jeremiah 11:15 Hebrew “wicked thing”
- Jeremiah 11:15 Literally “your wickedness”
- Jeremiah 11:16 Literally “beautiful of fruit of appearance”
Jeremiah 11:15-17
International Standard Version
15 “What right does my beloved have in my house,
when she has carried out many evil schemes?
Can sacrificial[a] flesh turn disaster away from you,
so you can rejoice?”
16 The Lord once called you a green olive tree,
with beautiful shape and fruit.
With a great roaring sound, he has set fire to it
and its branches will be destroyed.
17 The Lord of the Heavenly Armies who planted you has called for disaster on you because of the evil of the house of Israel and the house of Judah, has provoked me by burning incense to Baal.”
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- Jeremiah 11:15 Lit. holy
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