Jeremiah 11:16

Jer 11:16 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.

Ver. 16. The Lord called thy name, A green olive tree. ] Green all the year long, fair and fruitful; this was thy prosperous and flourishing condition, but now thy best days are over; for,

With the noise of a great tumult. ] Barritu militari; the battle cry of soldiers, such as soldiers make when they storm a city.