Jeremiah 11:16
The LORD once called you a flourishing olive tree, beautiful with well-formed fruit. But with a mighty roar He will set it on fire, and its branches will be consumed.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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Commentary
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| זַ֤יִת | Za.yit | an olive tree | H2132 → |
| רַֽעֲנָן֙ | ra.'a.Nan | luxuriant | H7488 → |
| יְפֵ֣ה | ye.Peh | beautiful of | H3303 → |
| פְרִי־ | fe.ri- | fruit of | H6529 → |
| תֹ֔אַר | To.'ar | form | H8389 → |
| קָרָ֥א | ka.Ra' | he called | H7121 → |
| יְהוָ֖ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| שְׁמֵ֑ךְ | she.Mekh | name your | H8034 → |
| לְק֣וֹל׀ | le.Kol | to [the] sound of | H6963 → |
| הֲמוּלָּ֣ה | ha.mu.Lah | a rainstorm | H1999 → |
| גְדֹלָ֗ה | ge.do.Lah | great | H1419 → |
| הִצִּ֥ית | hi.Tzit | he has kindled | H3341 → |
| אֵשׁ֙ | 'esh | a fire | H784 → |
| עָלֶ֔יהָ | 'a.Lei.ha | on it | H5921 → |
| וְרָע֖וּ | ve.ra.'U | and they are bad | H7489 → |
| דָּלִיּוֹתָֽיו׃ | da.li.yo.Tav | branches its | H1808 → |
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