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14 “But as for you, (A)do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry of lamentation or prayer for them; for I will (B)not listen when they call to Me because of their calamity.

15 What possession has My (C)beloved in My house
When (D)she has done many schemes of wickedness?
Can the flesh, which is set apart as holy, take away from you your calamity,
[a]So that you can exult?”
16 Yahweh called your name,
“A (E)green olive tree, beautiful in fruit and form”;
With the (F)noise of a great tumult
He has (G)kindled fire on it,
And its foliage has an evil demise.

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  1. Jeremiah 11:15 Lit Then

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