Context 2One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, and the other basket had very bad figs which could not be eaten due to rottenness. 3Then the LORD said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “Figs, the good figs, very good; and the bad figs, very bad, which cannot be eaten due to rottenness.” 4Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 5“Thus says the LORD God of Israel, ‘Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans. 6‘For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them again to this land; and I will build them up and not overthrow them, and I will plant them and not pluck them up. 7‘I will give them a heart to know Me, for I am the LORD; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart. 8‘But like the bad figs which cannot be eaten due to rottenness—indeed, thus says the LORD—so I will abandon Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land and the ones who dwell in the land of Egypt. 9‘I will make them a terror and an evil for all the kingdoms of the earth, as a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse in all places where I will scatter them. 10‘I will send the sword, the famine and the pestilence upon them until they are destroyed from the land which I gave to them and their forefathers.’” Parallel Verses American Standard VersionOne basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. Douay-Rheims Bible One basket had very good figs, like the figs of the first season: and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, because they were bad. Darby Bible Translation One basket had very good figs, like the figs first ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten for badness. English Revised Version One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. Webster's Bible Translation One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very poor figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. World English Bible One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. Young's Literal Translation In the one basket are figs very good, like the first-ripe figs, and in the other basket are figs very bad, that are not eaten for badness. Library The Worst Things Work for Good to the GodlyDO not mistake me, I do not say that of their own nature the worst things are good, for they are a fruit of the curse; but though they are naturally evil, yet the wise overruling hand of God disposing and sanctifying them, they are morally good. As the elements, though of contrary qualities, yet God has so tempered them, that they all work in a harmonious manner for the good of the universe. Or as in a watch, the wheels seem to move contrary one to another, but all carry on the motions of the watch: … Thomas Watson—A Divine Cordial The New Covenant Entering the Covenant: with all the Heart Seasonable Counsel: Or, Advice to Sufferers. Manner of Covenanting. Jeremiah Links Jeremiah 24:2 NIV • Jeremiah 24:2 NLT • Jeremiah 24:2 ESV • Jeremiah 24:2 NASB • Jeremiah 24:2 KJV • Jeremiah 24:2 Bible Apps • Jeremiah 24:2 Parallel • Bible Hub |
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