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Jeremiah 24:8

But like the bad figs, so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the LORD, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem—those remaining in this land and those living in the land of Egypt.

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ASV

And as the bad figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad, surely thus saith Jehovah, So will I give up 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,

KJV

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:

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְכַתְּאֵנִים֙ve.kha.te.'e.Nimand like the figsH8384 →
הָֽרָע֔וֹתha.ra.'ot<the> badH7451 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
תֵאָכַ֖לְנָהte.'a.Khal.nahthey will be eatenH398 →
מֵרֹ֑עַme.Ro.a'from badnessH7455 →
כִּי־ki-forH3588 →
כֹ֣ה׀khohthusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
כֵּ֣ןkensoH3651 →
אֶ֠תֵּן'E.tenI will makeH5414 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
צִדְקִיָּ֨הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huZedekiahH6667 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428 →
יְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
שָׂרָיו֙sa.Ravofficials hisH8269 →
וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
שְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.Rit[the] remnant ofH7611 →
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
הַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙ha.nish.'a.Rimthose [who] remainH7604 →
בָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzin the landH776 →
הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063 →
וְהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםve.hai.yo.she.Vimand those [who] dwellH3427 →
בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776 →
מִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714 →

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Jeremiah 43:1When Jeremiah had finished telling all the people all the words of the LORD their God—everything that the LORD had sent him to say—Jeremiah 37:17Later, King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and received him in his palace, where he asked him privately, “Is there a word from the LORD?” “There is,” Jeremiah replied. “You will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.”Jeremiah 24:2One 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.Jeremiah 29:16–18this is what the LORD says about the king who sits on David’s throne and all the people who remain in this city, your brothers who did not go with you into exile—Jeremiah 39:2–9And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city was breached.Jeremiah 37:10Indeed, if you were to strike down the entire army of the Chaldeans that is fighting against you, and only wounded men remained in their tents, they would still get up and burn this city down.”Jeremiah 52:2–11And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.Jeremiah 21:10For I have set My face against this city to bring disaster and not good, declares the LORD. It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, who will destroy it with fire.’Jeremiah 24:5“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Like these good figs, so I regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans.Jeremiah 44:26–30Nevertheless, hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah living in Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, says the LORD, that never again will any man of Judah living in the land of Egypt invoke My name or say, ‘As surely as the Lord GOD lives.’Ezekiel 17:11–21Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,Ezekiel 12:12–16And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land.Jeremiah 32:28–29Therefore this is what the LORD says: Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hands of the Chaldeans and of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will capture it.Jeremiah 38:18–23But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’”Jeremiah 34:17–22Therefore this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed Me; you have not proclaimed freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. So now I proclaim freedom for you, declares the LORD—freedom to fall by sword, by plague, and by famine! I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.2 Kings 25:5but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was separated from him.Ezekiel 12:10Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are there.’Ezekiel 15:3Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils?

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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