Old Testament · Prophets

Jeremiah chapter 24

Yahweh : two baskets of figs had been set out in front of Yahweh’s . This was after king of Babylon had taken Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, along with the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalworkers, away from Jerusalem into in Babylon.One basket had very good figs, like in the season. The other basket had very bad figs — so bad they couldn’t be eaten.Then Yahweh asked me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I said, “Figs. The good figs are very good, and the bad figs are very bad — too bad to eat.”Then Yahweh’s came to me:“This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says: Like these good figs, I will the exiles from Judah whom I from this place to the land of the Babylonians.I will for their good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will and not tear them down; I will and not uproot them.I will give them a that — that I am Yahweh. They will be and I will be , because they will return to me with their whole heart.“But like the bad figs — so bad they can’t be eaten — yes, this is what Yahweh says: That is how I will deal with king of Judah, his officials, and whatever is left of Jerusalem — whether they stayed in this land or settled in Egypt.I will make them an and a to every kingdom on earth — a target for mockery, ridicule, , and disgust everywhere I scatter them.I will send , , and against them until they are completely wiped out from .”