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Jeremiah 24

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¹ After King Nebuchadnezzar[51] of Babylon exiled Jehoiachin[52] son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, to Babylon along with the officials of Judah and all the craftsmen and artisans, the LORD gave me this vision. I saw two baskets of figs placed in front of the LORD’s Temple in Jerusalem.

² One basket was filled with fresh, ripe figs, while the other was filled with bad figs that were too rotten to eat.

³ Then the LORD said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I replied, “Figs, some very good and some very bad, too rotten to eat.”

⁴ Then the LORD gave me this message:

⁵ “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: The good figs represent the exiles I sent from Judah to the land of the Babylonians.[53]

⁶ I will watch over and care for them, and I will bring them back here again. I will build them up and not tear them down. I will plant them and not uproot them.

⁷ I will give them hearts that recognize me as the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me wholeheartedly.

⁸ “But the bad figs,” the LORD said, “represent King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, all the people left in Jerusalem, and those who live in Egypt. I will treat them like bad figs, too rotten to eat.

⁹ I will make them an object of horror and a symbol of evil to every nation on earth. They will be disgraced and mocked, taunted and cursed, wherever I scatter them.

¹⁰ And I will send war, famine, and disease until they have vanished from the land of Israel, which I gave to them and their ancestors.”

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1	After King Nebuchadnezzar[51] of Babylon exiled Jehoiachin[52] son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, to Babylon along with the officials of Judah and all the craftsmen and artisans, the LORD gave me this vision. I saw two baskets of figs placed in front of the LORD’s Temple in Jerusalem.
2	One basket was filled with fresh, ripe figs, while the other was filled with bad figs that were too rotten to eat.
3	Then the LORD said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I replied, “Figs, some very good and some very bad, too rotten to eat.”
4	Then the LORD gave me this message:
5	“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: The good figs represent the exiles I sent from Judah to the land of the Babylonians.[53]
6	I will watch over and care for them, and I will bring them back here again. I will build them up and not tear them down. I will plant them and not uproot them.
7	I will give them hearts that recognize me as the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me wholeheartedly.
8	“But the bad figs,” the LORD said, “represent King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, all the people left in Jerusalem, and those who live in Egypt. I will treat them like bad figs, too rotten to eat.
9	I will make them an object of horror and a symbol of evil to every nation on earth. They will be disgraced and mocked, taunted and cursed, wherever I scatter them.
10	And I will send war, famine, and disease until they have vanished from the land of Israel, which I gave to them and their ancestors.”

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^{Jeremiah 24:5 [#*]} is strong: Heb. is in strength

^{Jeremiah 24:5 [#†} increaseth…: Heb. strengtheneth might

^{Jeremiah 24:10 [#‡} small: Heb. narrow

^{Jeremiah 24:13 [#§]} to…: Heb. upon thy palate

^{Jeremiah 24:18 [#**]} it displease…: Heb. it be evil in his eyes

^{Jeremiah 24:19 [#†} Fret…: or, Keep not company with the wicked

^{Jeremiah 24:20 [#‡} candle: or, lamp

^{Jeremiah 24:21 [#§&s} them…: Heb. changers

^{Jeremiah 24:25 [#***]} a good…: Heb. a blessing of good

^{Jeremiah 24:26 [#†} that…: Heb. that answereth right words

^{Jeremiah 24:32 [#‡} considered…: Heb. set my heart

^{Jeremiah 24:34 [#§&s} an…: Heb. a man of shield

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