Jeremiah 11:14-16

New Century Version

¹⁴“As for you, Jeremiah, don’t pray for these people or cry out for them or ask anything for them. I will not listen when they call to me in the time of their trouble.

¹⁵“What is my beloved Judah doing in my Temple
    when she makes many evil plans?
    Do you think animal sacrifices will stop your punishment?
When you do your evil, then you are happy.”
¹⁶The Lord called you “a leafy olive tree,
    with beautiful fruit and shape.”
But with the roar of a strong storm
    he will set that tree on fire,
    and its branches will be burned up.