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the other basket had very bad figs, so bad they could not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />One basket was filled with fresh, ripe figs, while the other was filled with bad figs that were too rotten to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, but the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they could not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />One 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />One basket <i>had</i> very good figs, <i>even</i> like the figs <i>that are</i> first ripe: and the other basket <i>had</i> very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />One basket <i>had</i> very good figs, like the figs <i>that are</i> first ripe; and the other basket <i>had</i> very bad figs which could not be eaten, they were so bad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />One 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />One 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />One 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, and the other basket had very rotten figs which could not be eaten due to rottenness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are the first to ripen; but the other basket had very bad figs, so rotten that they could not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />One basket contained very good figs, like early figs, but the other basket contained very bad figs, so bad they were inedible.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />One basket contained very good figs, like early figs, but the other basket contained very bad figs, so bad they were inedible. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />One basket was full of very good figs that ripened early, and the other was full of rotten figs that were not fit to eat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />One basket had very good figs, like figs that ripen first. The other basket had very bad figs. These figs were so bad that they couldn't be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The first basket contained good figs, those that ripen early; the other one contained bad figs, too bad to eat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />One basket contained very good figs like the first figs that ripen on the tree. The other basket contained very bad figs that were too bad to be eaten. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />One basket had very good-looking figs in it. They looked like those that had ripened early. The other basket had very bad-looking figs in it, so bad they could not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />One 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In one basket [are] very good figs, like the first-ripe figs, and in the other basket [are] very bad figs that are not eaten because of badness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />One basket of figs exceedingly good as the figs first ripe, and the one basket of figs exceedingly evil, which shall not be eaten from being evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />One basket had exceedingly good figs, like the figs usually found early in the season, and the other basket had exceedingly bad figs, which could not be eaten because they were so bad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />One basket contained excellent figs, those that ripen early. But the other basket contained very bad figs, so bad they could not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, but the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they could not be eaten.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, so that they could not be eaten, because they were so bad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />One reed basket of figs that are very good, as first fruit figs, and another reed basket of figs that are very bad that are not eaten, because of their badness<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The one basket was <i>full</i> of very good figs, as the early figs; and the other basket was <i>full</i> of very bad figs, which could not be eaten, for their badness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/24-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=7122" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/24.htm">The Good and Bad Figs</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>After 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. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">One</a> <a href="/hebrew/1731.htm" title="1731: had·dūḏ (Art:: N-ms) -- A pot, jar. From the same as dowd; a pot; also a basket.">basket</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">had very</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·ḇō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good</a> <a href="/hebrew/8384.htm" title="8384: tə·’ê·nîm (N-fp) -- Fig tree. Or t:enah; perhaps of foreign derivation; the fig.">figs,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8384.htm" title="8384: kiṯ·’ê·nê (Prep-k:: N-fpc) -- Fig tree. Or t:enah; perhaps of foreign derivation; the fig.">like those that ripen early,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1063.htm" title="1063: hab·bak·ku·rō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- The first ripe fig, early fig. Feminine of bikkuwr; the early fig."></a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">but the other</a> <a href="/hebrew/1731.htm" title="1731: wə·had·dūḏ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A pot, jar. From the same as dowd; a pot; also a basket.">basket</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">contained very</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘ō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">poor</a> <a href="/hebrew/8384.htm" title="8384: tə·’ê·nîm (N-fp) -- Fig tree. Or t:enah; perhaps of foreign derivation; the fig.">figs,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7455.htm" title="7455: mê·rō·a‘ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Badness, evil. From ra'a'; badness, physically or morally.">so bad</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">they could not</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ṯê·’ā·ḵal·nāh (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">be eaten.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>“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.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-17.htm">Matthew 7:17-20</a></span><br />Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. / A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. / Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-43.htm">Luke 6:43-45</a></span><br />No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. / For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles. / The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a></span><br />I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/15-1.htm">Ezekiel 15:1-8</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest? / Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Hosea 9:10</a></span><br />I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-1.htm">Amos 8:1-2</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD showed me: I saw a basket of summer fruit. / “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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-18.htm">Matthew 21:18-19</a></span><br />In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry. / Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-12.htm">Mark 11:12-14</a></span><br />The next day, when they had left Bethany, Jesus was hungry. / Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if there was any fruit on it. But when He reached it, He found nothing on it except leaves, since it was not the season for figs. / Then He said to the tree, “May no one ever eat of your fruit again.” And His disciples heard this statement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-8</a></span><br />“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-24</a></span><br />Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. / You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a></span><br />He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-6.htm">Isaiah 27:6</a></span><br />In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-1.htm">Micah 7:1</a></span><br />Woe is me! For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that I crave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-33.htm">Matthew 12:33</a></span><br />Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6-9</a></span><br />Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. / So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ / ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.</p><p class="hdg">One basket.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/24-5.htm">Jeremiah 24:5-7</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for <i>their</i> good… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Hosea 9:10</a></b></br> I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: <i>but</i> they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto <i>that</i> shame; and <i>their</i> abominations were according as they loved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/7-1.htm">Micah 7:1</a></b></br> Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: <i>there is</i> no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.</p><p class="hdg">first ripe.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/28-4.htm">Isaiah 28:4</a></b></br> And the glorious beauty, which <i>is</i> on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, <i>and</i> as the hasty fruit before the summer; which <i>when</i> he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.</p><p class="hdg">naughty.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/24-8.htm">Jeremiah 24:8-10</a></b></br> And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-4.htm">Isaiah 5:4,7</a></b></br> What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/15-2.htm">Ezekiel 15:2-5</a></b></br> Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, <i>or than</i> a branch which is among the trees of the forest? … </p><p class="hdg">they were so bad.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/6-29.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-27.htm">Basket</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-7.htm">Due</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Early</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-25.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Figs</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-12.htm">First</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-4.htm">First-Ripe</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-28.htm">Good</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-5.htm">Growth</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-4.htm">Naughty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-16.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-4.htm">Ripe</a> <a href="/exodus/9-32.htm">Ripen</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-24.htm">Rottenness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-31.htm">Use</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/24-3.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/amos/8-1.htm">Basket</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-3.htm">Due</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Early</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-3.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-3.htm">Figs</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-1.htm">First</a> <a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">First-Ripe</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-3.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-3.htm">Good</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-7.htm">Growth</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-12.htm">Naughty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-3.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Ripe</a> <a href="/exodus/9-32.htm">Ripen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-3.htm">Rottenness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-3.htm">Use</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Under the type of good and bad figs,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/24-4.htm">he foreshows the restoration of those who were in captivity;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/24-8.htm">and the desolation of Zedekiah and the rest.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early</b><br>The imagery of figs is significant in the biblical context, often symbolizing prosperity and blessing. Early-ripening figs were considered a delicacy in ancient Israel, representing the first fruits of the harvest and thus a sign of God's favor. This phrase suggests a remnant of people who are faithful and obedient to God, akin to the good figs. In the broader context of Jeremiah, these figs symbolize the exiles in Babylon who will eventually be restored. The early ripening indicates readiness and a special quality, pointing to those who are spiritually prepared and responsive to God's call.<p><b>but the other basket contained very poor figs</b><br>The poor figs represent those who are rebellious and unrepentant, specifically the people who remained in Jerusalem and those who fled to Egypt, as described later in the chapter. These figs are a metaphor for spiritual decay and moral corruption. In the cultural context, poor figs would be considered worthless and unusable, highlighting the severity of the people's spiritual condition. This imagery serves as a warning of judgment for those who do not follow God's ways.<p><b>so bad they could not be eaten</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the complete rejection and worthlessness of the bad figs. In the prophetic context, it underscores the inevitable judgment and destruction that will come upon those who are disobedient. The inedibility of the figs signifies the total depravity and hopelessness of those who have turned away from God. This imagery is consistent with other biblical passages that speak of the consequences of sin and rebellion, such as the parable of the barren fig tree in <a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6-9</a>, which also warns of judgment for unfruitfulness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. He is the one receiving the vision of the two baskets of figs.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_baskets_of_figs.htm">The Baskets of Figs</a></b><br>Symbolic elements in Jeremiah's vision representing two groups of people. The good figs symbolize those who will be preserved and restored, while the bad figs represent those who will face judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which is the primary audience of Jeremiah's prophecies. The people of Judah are facing impending judgment due to their disobedience.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical context of this vision, where the people of Judah are being taken into exile by the Babylonians. This event is central to understanding the symbolism of the figs.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_nebuchadnezzar.htm">King Nebuchadnezzar</a></b><br>The Babylonian king who conquered Judah and initiated the exile. His actions are part of God's judgment on Judah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_fruitfulness.htm">Symbolism of Fruitfulness</a></b><br>The vision of the figs teaches us about the importance of spiritual fruitfulness. Just as good figs are desirable, God desires His people to bear good fruit in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_restoration.htm">Judgment and Restoration</a></b><br>The two baskets of figs symbolize both judgment and hope. While God judges sin, He also provides a path to restoration for those who repent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_disobedience.htm">Obedience and Disobedience</a></b><br>The fate of the figs serves as a reminder of the consequences of obedience and disobedience to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The vision underscores God's control over nations and history. Even in exile, God has a plan for His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection.htm">Personal Reflection</a></b><br>Consider what kind of "fig" you are in your spiritual life. Are you bearing good fruit that pleases God, or are there areas that need repentance and growth?<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_jeremiah_24_2_be_historically_verified.htm">Jeremiah 24:2 – How can we verify historically or archaeologically that this vision of two baskets of figs corresponds to real events involving the people of Judah? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happens_when_wells_run_dry.htm">What do the two baskets of figs symbolize?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_proof_exiles_thrived_and_returned.htm">Jeremiah 24:5 - If God favored those taken into exile, where is the clear evidence that they flourished in Babylon and returned as promised?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god's_judgment_on_'bad_figs'_conflict.htm">Jeremiah 24:8 - Does God's severe judgment on the 'bad figs' conflict with the idea of a just and loving deity who offers redemption to all?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Like the figs that are first ripe.</span>--Figs were usually gathered in August. The "first ripe," the "summer fruits" of <a href="/micah/7-1.htm" title="Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grape gleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the first ripe fruit.">Micah 7:1</a>, the "hasty fruit before the summer" (<a href="/isaiah/28-4.htm" title="And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looks on it sees, while it is yet in his hand he eats it up.">Isaiah 28:4</a>; <a href="/hosea/9-10.htm" title="I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves to that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.">Hosea 9:10</a>) were looked upon as a choice delicacy. The "naughty" (<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>worthless) fruits were those that had been left behind on the tree, bruised and decayed. The word was not confined in the 16th century to the language of the nursery, and was applied freely to things as well as persons. So North's translation of Plutarch speaks of men "fighting on <span class= "ital">naughty </span>ground."<p>"So shines a good deed in a <span class= "ital">naughty </span>world."<p>SHAKESPEARE, <span class= "ital">Merchant of Venice, </span>v. 1.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Like the figs that are first ripe</span>. The early spring fig was considered a special delicacy (comp. <a href="/isaiah/27-4.htm">Isaiah 27:4</a>; <a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Hosea 9:10</a>); "ficus praecox," Pliny calls it ('Hist. Nat.,' 15:19, quoted by Trench). Tristram suggests that the "bad figs" were those of a sycamore tree. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/24-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">One</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֗ד</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">basket</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדּ֣וּד</span> <span class="translit">(had·dūḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1731.htm">Strong's 1731: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pot, a basket</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[had] very</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאֹ֔ד</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’ōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily</span><br /><br /><span class="word">good</span><br /><span class="heb">טֹב֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·ḇō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">figs,</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּאֵנִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(tə·’ê·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8384.htm">Strong's 8384: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of foreign derivation, the fig</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like those that ripen early,</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּתְאֵנֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(kiṯ·’ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8384.htm">Strong's 8384: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of foreign derivation, the fig</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but the other</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֗ד</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">basket</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַדּ֣וּד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·had·dūḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1731.htm">Strong's 1731: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pot, a basket</span><br /><br /><span class="word">contained very</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאֹ֔ד</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’ōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily</span><br /><br /><span class="word">poor</span><br /><span class="heb">רָע֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">figs,</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּאֵנִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(tə·’ê·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8384.htm">Strong's 8384: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of foreign derivation, the fig</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so bad</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵרֹֽעַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mê·rō·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7455.htm">Strong's 7455: </a> </span><span class="str2">Badness, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they could not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be eaten.</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵֽאָכַ֖לְנָה</span> <span class="translit">(ṯê·’ā·ḵal·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/24-2.htm">Jeremiah 24:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/24-2.htm">Jeremiah 24:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/24-2.htm">Jeremiah 24:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/24-2.htm">Jeremiah 24:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/24-2.htm">Jeremiah 24:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/24-2.htm">Jeremiah 24:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/24-2.htm">Jeremiah 24:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/24-2.htm">Jeremiah 24:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/24-2.htm">Jeremiah 24:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/24-2.htm">Jeremiah 24:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/24-2.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 24:2 One basket had very good figs like (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 24:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 24:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/24-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 24:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 24:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>