Jeremiah 24:3

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Modern

“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.”

Traditional

Then said the Lord unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.

Literal

“And YHWH said to me: “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “Figs—the good figs are very good, and the bad are very bad, which could not be eaten for badness.”

Latin

Et dixit Dominus ad me: Quid tu vides, Jeremia? Et dixi: Ficus, ficus bonas, bonas valde: et malas, malas valde, quæ comedi non possunt eo quod sint malæ.

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English

“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.”

Notes

Jeremiah 24:1–10

This section discusses the meaning of the exile in 597 BC. Some people said it was God's way of removing the bad figs from the basket(Jerusalem) so the good figs could survive. Jeremiah argued the opposite. The good figs were taken out of the basket (into exile) so the bad figs would not destroy them.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah The Collapse of Culture

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Amos 8:2
“Amos, what do you see?” He asked. “A basket of summer fruit,” I replied. So the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.”
Jeremiah 1:11–14
And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.
Matthew 25:32–33
All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
Zechariah 4:2
“What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.
Zechariah 5:5–11
Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and told me, “Now lift up your eyes and see what is approaching.”
Amos 7:8
“Amos, what do you see?” asked the LORD. “A plumb line,” I replied. “Behold,” said the Lord, “I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer spare them:
1 Samuel 9:9
(Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)
Zechariah 5:2
“What do you see?” asked the angel. “I see a flying scroll,” I replied, “twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.”

People

Jeremiah: Son of Hilkiah, the prophet during Judah's final days

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Food and Food Preparation Jeremiah (Person)

Topics

Compared To Saints: Good Figs Fig Tree: Jeremiah's Parable of Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Blessing and Restoration Righteous: Good Figs Symbols and Similitudes: Basket of Fruit The Fig-Tree: Fruit of (Bad) of Wicked Men The Fig-Tree: Fruit of (Good) of Saints

Jeremiah 24:3

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