Jeremiah 11:16

New International Reader's Version

People of Judah, the Lord once called you a healthy olive tree. He thought its fruit was beautiful. But now he will come with the roar of a mighty storm. He will set the tree on fire. And its branches will be broken.

Cross References

Job 8:16

They are like a plant in the sunshine that receives plenty of water. It spreads its new growth all over the garden.

Psalm 52:8

But I am like a healthy olive tree. My roots are deep in the house of God. I trust in your faithful love for ever and ever.

Psalm 80:16

Your vine has been cut down and burned in the fire. You have been angry with us, and we are dying.

Psalm 80:17

May you honor the people at your right hand. May you honor the nation you have raised up for yourself.

Psalm 83:2

See how your enemies are growling like dogs. See how they are rising up against you.

Isaiah 27:11

When their twigs are dry, they will be broken off. Then women will come and make fires with them. The people of Jacob don’t understand the Lord. So the God who made them won’t be concerned about them. Their Creator won’t be kind to them.

Jeremiah 2:21

You were like a good vine when I planted you. You were a healthy plant. Then how did you turn against me? How did you become a bad, wild vine?

Jeremiah 21:14

But I will punish you in keeping with what you have done,” announces the Lord. “I will start a fire in your forests. It will burn down everything around you.” ’ ”

Jeremiah 7:20

So the Lord and King says, “I will pour out my burning anger on this place. It will strike people and animals alike. It will destroy the trees in the fields and the crops in your land. It will burn, and no one will be able to put it out.”

Hosea 14:6

They will spread out like new branches. They will be as beautiful as an olive tree. They will smell as sweet as the cedar trees in Lebanon.

Matthew 3:10

The ax is ready to cut the roots of the trees. All the trees that don’t produce good fruit will be cut down. They will be thrown into the fire.

John 15:6

If you don’t remain joined to me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and dries up. Branches like those are picked up. They are thrown into the fire and burned.

Deuteronomy 28:40

You will have olive trees through your whole country. But you won’t use the oil. The olives will drop off the trees.

Revelation 11:4

The witnesses are “the two olive trees” and the two lampstands. And “they stand in front of the Lord of the earth.” (Zechariah 4:3,11,14)