Jeremiah 24

Two Baskets of Figs

1 The LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty. shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon. Kingdom: Jeremiah 29:2, 2 Chronicles 36:10

2 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. Parallel theme: Isaiah 5:4, 5:7, Micah 7:1

3 Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil. References Lord: Amos 8:2. Parallel theme: Zechariah 4:2

4 Again the wordWord: דָּבָר (Davar). The Hebrew davar (דָּבָר) means word, thing, or matter—God's creative and authoritative speech. 'By the word of the LORD were the heavens made' (Psalm 33:6). of the LORD came unto me, saying,

5 Thus saith the LORD, the GodGod: אֱלֹהִים (Elohim). The Hebrew Elohim (אֱלֹהִים) is a plural form denoting majesty and fullness of deity. Though grammatically plural, it takes singular verbs when referring to the one true God, suggesting the Trinity's plurality within unity. 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. References God: Zechariah 13:9. Good: Nahum 1:7

6 For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. Good: Jeremiah 29:10, 32:41. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 1:10, 12:15, 32:37, 33:7, 42:10, Psalms 34:15, Ezekiel 36:24, 1 Peter 3:12 +5

7 And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty.: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart. References God: Jeremiah 30:22, 1 Samuel 7:3, Ezekiel 37:23, 37:27, Zechariah 8:8, 13:9, Romans 6:17, Hebrews 8:10. References Lord: Jeremiah 3:10. Parallel theme: Isaiah 51:16 +5

8 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: Parallel theme: Jeremiah 24:2

9 And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them. Kingdom: Jeremiah 15:4, 25:18, 29:18, 29:22, 34:17, Deuteronomy 28:25. Curse: Jeremiah 26:6, Isaiah 65:15. Parallel theme: Deuteronomy 28:37, 1 Kings 9:7 +5

10 And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers. Word: Isaiah 51:19