Jeremiah 11:16
King James Version
“The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.”
Context
13For the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to shameful thing, altars to burn incense unto Baal.
14Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
15What hath my beloved to do in mine house, she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.
16The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.
17For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.
18And the LORD hath given me knowledge and I know then thou shewedst me their doings.
19But I like a lamb an ox is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.