Jeremiah 24
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1 The Lord revealed to me, and behold, two baskets full of figs were set before the temple of the Lord, after Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, carried away Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and his leaders, and the craftsmen and engravers of Jerusalem, and led them into Babylon.
2 One basket had exceedingly good figs, like the figs usually found early in the season, and the other basket had exceedingly bad figs, which could not be eaten because they were so bad.
3 And the Lord said to me: "What do you see, Jeremiah?" And I said: "Figs: the good figs are very good, and the bad figs are very bad and cannot be eaten because they are so bad."
4 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
5 "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Just like these good figs, so will I regard as good the captives of Judah, whom I have sent from this place into the land of the Chaldeans.
6 And I will set my eyes upon them, so as to be pleased. And I will lead them back into this land. And I will build them up, and I will not tear them down. And I will plant them, and I will not uproot them.
7 And I will give them a heart, so that they may know me, that I am the Lord. And they will be my people, and I will be their God. For they shall return to me with their whole heart.
8 And just like the very bad figs, which cannot be eaten because they are so bad, thus says the Lord: so will I regard Zedekiah, the king of Judah, and his leaders, and the rest of Jerusalem, those who have remained in this city, and those who are living in the land of Egypt.
9 And I will give them over, with upheaval and affliction, to all the kingdoms of the earth: to be a disgrace, and a parable, and a proverb, and a curse in all the places to which I have cast them out.
10 And I will send among them the sword, and famine, and pestilence: until they have been worn away from the land, which I gave to them and to their fathers."
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Jeremiah 24
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The Good and the Bad Figs
1After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had deported Jeconiah # = Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, the officials of Judah, and the craftsmen and metalsmiths # 2Kg 24:14,16; Jr 29:2 from Jerusalem and had brought them to Babylon, the Lord showed me two baskets of figs # Am 8:1 placed before the temple of the Lord. 2One basket contained very good figs, like early figs, # Is 28:4; Hs 9:10; Mc 7:1 but the other basket contained very bad figs, so bad they were inedible. 3The Lord said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah? ” I said, “Figs! The good figs are very good, but the bad figs are extremely bad, so bad they are inedible.”
4The word of the Lord came to me: 5“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Like these good figs, so I regard as good the exiles from Judah I sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans. 6I will keep My eyes on them for their good # Am 9:4 and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not demolish them; I will plant them and not uproot them. # Jr 1:10 7I will give them a heart to know Me, # Dt 30:6; Jr 31:33; 32:40 that I am Yahweh. They will be My people, and I will be their God because they will return to Me with all their heart. # 2Ch 6:38; Jr 29:13
8“But as for the bad figs, so bad they are inedible, # Jr 29:17 this is what the Lord says: in this way I will deal with king Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem — those remaining in this land and those living in the land of Egypt. # Jr 44:1 9I will make them an object of horror # 2Ch 29:8; Jr 15:4; 29:18 and disaster to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace, an object of scorn, ridicule, # Dt 28:37; 1Kg 9:7; 2Ch 7:20 and cursing, wherever I have banished them. # Jr 24:9; 42:18; 44:8,12; 49:13 10I will send the sword, famine, and plague # Jr 14:12; 21:9; 29:17-18 against them until they have perished from the land I gave to them and their ancestors.”
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