Jeremiah 11:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 11:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 11:16 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindle..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 11:16 — 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.”
— Jeremiah 11:16 (KJV)
Jeremiah 11:16 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 11:16
“And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. Rehoboth: that is Room”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 11:16: lord, called, name
“And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days. boughs of goodly trees: Heb. fruit of, etc”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 11:16: lord, tree, goodly
“And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim. Baalperazim: that is, the plain of breaches”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 11:16: lord, called, name
“Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 11:16: lord, olive, tree
“Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 11:16: lord, called, great
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