Jeremiah 24

Berean Standard Bible

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After King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon exiled Jeconiah, the officials, and craftsmen from Jerusalem to Babylon, the Lord showed the prophet Jeremiah two baskets of figs placed before the temple. One basket contained extremely good figs that ripened early, while the other held very poor figs that were inedible. The Lord explained to Jeremiah that the good figs represented the Jewish exiles sent to the land of the Chaldeans, whom He would watch over, return to their homeland, and grant a heart to know Him. Conversely, the inedible bad figs represented King Zedekiah, his officials, the remnant of Jerusalem, and those living in Egypt. The Lord stated He would make these remaining people a horror, disgrace, and object of cursing across all kingdoms, sending the sword, famine, and plague against them until they perished from the land.

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¹After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD. ²One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early, but the other basket contained very poor figs, so bad they could not be eaten. ³“Jeremiah,” the LORD asked, “what do you see?” “Figs!” I replied. “The good figs are very good, but the bad figs are very bad, so bad they cannot be eaten.” ⁴Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ⁵“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Like these good figs, so I regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans. ⁶I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them. ⁷I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart. ⁸But like the bad figs, so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the LORD, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem—those remaining in this land and those living in the land of Egypt. ⁹I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them. ¹⁰And I will send against them sword and famine and plague, until they have perished from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.’”