Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Like these good figs, I regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I sent away from this place to the land of the Babylonians. New Living Translation “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: The good figs represent the exiles I sent from Judah to the land of the Babylonians. English Standard Version “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans. Berean Standard Bible “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. King James Bible 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 their good. New King James Version “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: ‘Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge those who are carried away captive from Judah, whom I have sent out of this place for their own good, into the land of the Chaldeans. New American Standard Bible “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel says: ‘Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans. NASB 1995 “Thus says the LORD God of Israel, ‘Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans. NASB 1977 “Thus says the LORD God of Israel, ‘Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans. Legacy Standard Bible “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘Like these good figs, so I will recognize as good the exiles of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans. Amplified Bible “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the captives of Judah, whom I have sent from this place into the land of the Chaldeans. Christian Standard Bible “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Like these good figs, so I regard as good the exiles from Judah I sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans. Holman Christian Standard Bible “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Like these good figs, so I regard as good the exiles from Judah I sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans. American Standard Version Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so will I regard the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans, for good. Contemporary English Version People of Judah, the good figs stand for those of you I sent away as exiles to Babylonia, English Revised Version Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I regard the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans, for good. GOD'S WORD® Translation "This is what the LORD God of Israel says: The captives of Judah, whom I sent away from here to Babylon, are like these good figs. I will look kindly on them. Good News Translation "I, the LORD, the God of Israel, consider that the people who were taken away to Babylonia are like these good figs, and I will treat them with kindness. International Standard Version "This is what the LORD God of Israel says: 'Like these good figs, so I'll regard as good the exiles of Judah whom I sent from this place to the land of the Chaldeans. Majority Standard Bible ?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. NET Bible "I, the LORD, the God of Israel, say: 'The exiles whom I sent away from here to the land of Babylon are like those good figs. I consider them to be good. New Heart English Bible "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: 'Like these good figs, so will I regard the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans, for good. Webster's Bible Translation 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 their good. World English Bible “Yahweh, the God of Israel says: ‘Like these good figs, so I will regard the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans, as good. Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“Thus said YHWH, God of Israel: Like these good figs so I acknowledge "" The expulsion of Judah that I sent from this place, "" [To] the land of the Chaldeans—for good. Young's Literal Translation Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Like these good figs so do I acknowledge The removed of Judah -- that I sent from this place, To the land of the Chaldeans -- for good. Smith's Literal Translation Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel: As these good figs, so will I know the captivity of Judah which I sent out of this place to the land of the Chaldeans for good. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so will I regard the captives of Juda, whom I have sent forth out of this place into the land oif the Chaldeans, for their own good. Catholic Public Domain Version “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Just like these good figs, so will I regard as good the captives of Judah, whom I have sent from this place into the land of the Chaldeans. New American Bible Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, I will also regard with favor Judah’s exiles whom I sent away from this place into the land of the Chaldeans. New Revised Standard Version Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge the exiles of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place to the land of the Chaldeans for their good. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated “Thus says LORD JEHOVAH, God of Israel: like these good figs, so I shall recognize the captivity of Judea which I sent from this place to the land of the Chaldeans for good OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so will I regard the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans, for good. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; As these good figs, so will I acknowledge the Jews that have been carried away captive, whom I have sent forth out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for good. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Good and Bad Figs…4Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 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. 6I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.… Cross References Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope. Ezekiel 11:17-20 Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries to which you have been scattered, and I will give back to you the land of Israel.’ / When they return to it, they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations. / And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh, ... Ezekiel 36:24-28 For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back into your own land. / I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. / I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. ... Deuteronomy 30:3-5 then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you. / Even if you have been banished to the farthest horizon, He will gather you and return you from there. / And the LORD your God will bring you into the land your fathers possessed, and you will take possession of it. He will cause you to prosper and multiply more than your fathers. 2 Kings 25:27-30 On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison. / And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. / So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. ... Ezra 1:1-4 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows: / “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. / Whoever among you belongs to His people, may his God be with him, and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem. ... Nehemiah 1:8-9 Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations, / but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’ Isaiah 11:11-12 On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. / He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth. Isaiah 43:5-7 Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west. / I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth— / everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.” Isaiah 49:8-9 This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances, / to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill. Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. Romans 11:1-5 I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. / God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel: / “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”? ... 1 Peter 2:9-10 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. / Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. James 1:17-18 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow. / He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation. Philippians 1:6 being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Treasury of Scripture Thus said 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 their good. I acknowledge. Nahum 1:7 The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. Zechariah 13:9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God. Matthew 25:12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. them that are carried away captive. Deuteronomy 8:16 Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end; Psalm 94:12-14 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law; … Psalm 119:67,71 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word… Jump to Previous Acknowledge Captive Captives Carried Chaldaeans Chaldeans Chalde'ans Exiles Eyes Figs Good Israel Judah Prisoners Regard RemovedJump to Next Acknowledge Captive Captives Carried Chaldaeans Chaldeans Chalde'ans Exiles Eyes Figs Good Israel Judah Prisoners Regard RemovedJeremiah 24 1. Under the type of good and bad figs,4. he foreshows the restoration of those who were in captivity; 8. and the desolation of Zedekiah and the rest. This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: This phrase establishes the authority and divine origin of the message. The LORD, Yahweh, is the covenant God of Israel, emphasizing His ongoing relationship and commitment to His people. This introduction is common in prophetic literature, underscoring that the message is not from the prophet's own mind but from God Himself. 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: Persons / Places / Events 1. The LORD (Yahweh)The covenant God of Israel, who speaks through the prophet Jeremiah. 2. Jeremiah The prophet who conveys God's message to the people of Judah. 3. The Exiles from Judah The people of Judah who were taken captive and sent to Babylon (the land of the Chaldeans). 4. The Land of the Chaldeans (Babylon) The place where the exiles were sent, representing both judgment and future hope. 5. Good Figs A metaphor used by God to describe the exiles whom He regards favorably. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty in Judgment and RestorationGod is in control, even in times of judgment. The exile was not just a punishment but also a part of His redemptive plan. Hope in Exile Even in difficult circumstances, God has a purpose and a plan for His people. The exiles were not forgotten but were part of God's good plan. The Importance of Perspective Like the good figs, we should strive to see our situations from God's perspective, trusting that He sees and knows what is best for us. Faithfulness in Adversity The exiles were called to remain faithful to God despite their circumstances, reminding us to hold fast to our faith in challenging times. God's Goodness and Mercy God's regard for the exiles as "good" highlights His mercy and grace, encouraging us to trust in His goodness even when we face discipline.(5) So will I acknowledge.--The expected revelation came. The two baskets represented the two sections of the people. The captives who had been carried to Babylon were, as the list shows, for the most part of higher rank than those who were left behind. The workmen were the skilled labourers of the artisan class. There are many indications that under the teaching of Daniel and his companions, and of Ezekiel, they were improving morally under their discipline of suffering. Their very contact with the monstrous idolatry of Babylon made them more conscious than they had ever been before of the greatness of their own faith. The process which, at the end of the seventy years of exile, made them once more and for ever a purely monotheistic people had already begun.Verse 5. - Acknowledge them; or, rather knowledge (notice) of them (as Ruth 2:10, 19). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “This is whatכֹּֽה־ (kōh-) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc says: אָמַ֤ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘Like these הָאֵ֑לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those good הַטֹּב֖וֹת (haṭ·ṭō·ḇō·wṯ) Article | Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good figs, כַּתְּאֵנִ֥ים (kat·tə·’ê·nîm) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8384: Of foreign derivation, the fig so כֵּֽן־ (kên-) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus I regard אַכִּ֞יר (’ak·kîr) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 5234: To regard, recognize as good לְטוֹבָֽה׃ (lə·ṭō·w·ḇāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good the exiles גָּל֣וּת (gā·lūṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1546: Captivity, exiles from Judah, יְהוּדָ֗ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites whom אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I have sent away שִׁלַּ֜חְתִּי (šil·laḥ·tî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of this הַזֶּ֛ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that place הַמָּק֥וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition to the land אֶ֥רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of the Chaldeans. כַּשְׂדִּ֖ים (kaś·dîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3778: Chaldeans -- a region of southern Babylon and its inhab Links Jeremiah 24:5 NIVJeremiah 24:5 NLT Jeremiah 24:5 ESV Jeremiah 24:5 NASB Jeremiah 24:5 KJV Jeremiah 24:5 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 24:5 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 24:5 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 24:5 French Bible Jeremiah 24:5 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 24:5 Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel: (Jer.) |
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