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JEREMIAH 24:2–25:7 Two baskets: good figs, bad figs 998
into exile Jec·o·niah a the son of CHAP. 24 disperse them. a 10 And I will
Je·hoia·kim, b the king of Judah,
and the princes of Judah and
send against them the sword, b
the famine c and the pestilence, d
until they come to their finish off
the ground that I gave to them
and to their forefathers.” ’ ” e
the craftsmen c and the builders
of bulwarks, from Jerusalem
that he might bring them to Babylon.
d 2 As for the one basket,
the figs were very good, like early
figs; e and as for the other basket,
the figs were very bad, so that
they could not be eaten for badness.
3 And Jehovah proceeded to
say to me: “What are you seeing,
Jeremiah?” So I said: “Figs,
the good figs being very good,
and the bad ones being very bad,
so that they cannot be eaten for
badness.” f
4 Then the word of Jehovah
occurred to me, saying:
5 “This is what Jehovah the God
of Israel has said, ‘Like these
good figs, so I shall regard the exiles
of Judah, whom I will send
away from this place to the land
of the Chal·deans, g in a good
way. h 6 And I will set my eye
upon them in a good way, i and I
shall certainly cause them to return
to this land. j And I will
build them up, and I shall not
tear down; and I will plant them,
and I shall not uproot. k 7 And
I will give them a heart to know
me, l that I am Jehovah; and they
must become my people, m and I
myself shall become their God,
for they will return to me with all
their heart. n
8 “ ‘And like the bad figs that
cannot be eaten for badness, o
this in fact is what Jehovah has
said: “So I shall give Zed·e·kiah p
the king of Judah and his princes
and the remnant of Jerusalem
who are remaining over in this
land q and those who are dwelling
in the land of Egypt r — 9 I
will also give them over for quaking,
for calamity, in all the kingdoms
of the earth, s for reproach
and for a proverbial saying, for
ataunt t and for a malediction, u
in all the places to which I shall
a 2Ki 24:12
Es 2:6
Eze 19:9
b 2Ki 24:6
1Ch 3:16
Jer 22:24
c 2Ki 24:16
d Jer 29:2
e Isa 28:4
Ho 9:10
f Jer 24:8
g Jer 25:11
h Jer 29:10
i 2Ch 16:9
1Pe 3:12
j Ezr 1:3
Jer 12:15
Jer 23:3
Jer 29:10
Eze 36:24
k Jer 1:10
Jer 30:18
Jer 32:41
Jer 33:7
l De 30:6
Jer 31:33
Eze 11:19
m Jer 30:22
Jer 32:38
Eze 14:11
Zec 8:8
Heb 8:10
n 1Ki 8:48
Jer 29:13
o Jer 29:17
p 2Ki 25:7
Eze 12:13
q Le 26:39
r Jer 43:7
Jer 44:1
Jer 46:13
s Jer 15:4
Jer 34:17
t De 28:37
1Ki 9:7
2Ch 7:20
Ps 44:13
u De 28:15
De 29:27
Jer 26:6
Jer 29:22
Second Col.
a De 28:64
Jer 29:18
b Le 26:33
Jer 9:16
c Jer 14:15
Jer 15:2
d De 28:59
Eze 7:15
e De 28:63
CHAP. 25
f 2Ki 24:1
Jer 36:1
Jer 46:2
Da 1:1
g Jer 1:2
h 2Ch 36:15
Ps 81:13
Jer 7:13
Jer 11:7
Jer 13:10
Jer 16:12
i Jer 7:13
Jer 29:19
Jer 44:4
j Zec 7:11
Ac 7:51
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The word that occurred
to Jeremiah concerning all
the people of Judah in the fourth
year of Je·hoia·kim f the son of
Jo·siah, the king of Judah, that
is, the first year of Neb·u·chadrezzar
the king of Babylon;
2 which Jeremiah the prophet
spoke concerning all the people
of Judah and concerning all the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying:
3 “From the thirteenth year of
Jo·siah g the son of Amon, the
king of Judah, and down to this
day, these twenty-three years the
word of Jehovah has occurred
to me, and I kept speaking
to YOU people, rising up early
and speaking, but YOU did not
listen. h 4 And Jehovah sent to
YOU all his servants the prophets,
rising up early and sending
them, but YOU did not listen, i
neither did YOU incline YOUR ear
to listen, j 5 they saying, ‘Turn
back, please, every one from his
bad way and from the badness
of YOUR dealings, k and continue
dwelling upon the ground that
Jehovah gave to YOU and to YOUR
forefathers from long ago and to
alongtimetocome. l 6 And do
not walk after other gods in order
to serve them and to bow
down to them, that YOU may not
offend me with the work of YOUR
hands, and that I may not cause
calamity to YOU.’ m
7 “‘But YOU did not listen to
me,’ is the utterance of Jehovah,
‘to the intent that YOU might offend
me with the work of YOUR
hands, for calamity to yourselves.’
n
k 2Ki 17:13; Isa 55:7; Jer 18:11; Jer 35:15; Eze
18:30; Eze 33:11; Jon 3:8; Zec 1:4; Mal 3:7; 2Pe
3:9; l Ps 105:11; m Ex 20:5; De 6:15; Jos 24:20;
n De 32:21; 2Ki 17:17; Ne 9:26; Jer 7:19; Jer 32:30;
Jer 44:5.