Jeremiah

Jeremiah 11:16

¹⁶The LORD once called you a flourishing olive tree,

beautiful with well-formed fruit.

But with a mighty roar He will set it on fire,

and its branches will be consumed.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
once called	קָרָ֥א	qā·rā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
you	שְׁמֵ֑ךְ	šə·mêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H8034 name
a flourishing	רַֽעֲנָן֙	ra·‘ă·nān	Adjective - masculine singular	H7488 luxuriant, fresh
olive tree	זַ֤יִת	za·yiṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H2132 olive-tree, olive
beautiful	יְפֵ֣ה	yə·p̄êh	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H3303 fair, beautiful
with well-formed	תֹ֔אַר	ṯō·’ar	Noun - masculine singular	H8389 outline, form
fruit	פְרִי־	p̄ə·rî-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6529 fruit
But with a mighty	גְדֹלָ֗ה	ḡə·ḏō·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
roar	לְק֣וֹל׀	lə·qō·wl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
He will set it on fire	הִצִּ֥ית	hiṣ·ṣîṯ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3341 kindle, burn
and its branches	דָּלִיּוֹתָֽיו׃	dā·lî·yō·w·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1808 dangling, bough
will be consumed	וְרָע֖וּ	wə·rā·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7489 be evil, bad

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.