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14 “As for you, Jeremiah, don’t pray for these people of Judah. Don’t beg for them. Don’t say prayers for them. I will not listen. They will suffer and then call to me for help, but I will not listen.

15 “Judah is the one I love, but why is she in my temple?
    She has done too many evil things.
Judah, do you think vows and sacrifices will keep you from being destroyed?
    Will I then allow you to enjoy your evil ways?”
16 The Lord gave you a name.
    He called you, “A green olive tree, beautiful to look at.”
But with a powerful storm, he will set that tree on fire,
    and its branches will be burned up.[a]

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  1. Jeremiah 11:16 The meaning of these verses is uncertain.

14 “Do not pray(A) for this people or offer any plea or petition for them, because I will not listen(B) when they call to me in the time of their distress.

15 “What is my beloved doing in my temple
    as she, with many others, works out her evil schemes?
    Can consecrated meat(C) avert your punishment?(D)
When you engage in your wickedness,
    then you rejoice.[a]

16 The Lord called you a thriving olive tree(E)
    with fruit beautiful in form.
But with the roar of a mighty storm
    he will set it on fire,(F)
    and its branches will be broken.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 11:15 Or Could consecrated meat avert your punishment? / Then you would rejoice