"The LORDª shewedª° me, and, behold,¹ twoª basketsª of figsª [were] setª° beforeª the templeª of the LORD,ª after² that¹ Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylonª had carried away captiveª°¹ Jeconiahª the sonª of Jehoiakimª kingª of Judah,ª and the princesª of Judah,ª with¹ the carpentersª and smiths,ª from Jerusalem,ª¹ and had broughtª° them to Babylon.ª ... Then saidª° the LORDª unto¹ me, What¹ seestª° thou,¹ Jeremiah?ª And I said,ª° Figs;ª the goodª figs,ª veryª good;ª and the evil,ª veryª evil,ª that¹ cannot¹ be eaten,ª° they are so evil.ª¹" {Jer 24:1-3} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª the Godª of Israel;ª Like these¹ goodª figs,ª so¹ will I acknowledgeª°¹ them that are carried away captiveª of Judah,ª whom¹ I have sentª° out of¹ this¹ placeª into the landª of the Chaldeansª for [their] good.ª" {Jer 24:5} + "And as the evilª figs,ª which¹ cannot¹ be eaten,ª° they are so evil;ª¹ surely¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª So¹ will I giveª°¹ Zedekiahª the kingª of Judah,ª and his princes,ª and the residueª of Jerusalem,ª that remainª° in this¹ land,ª and them that dwellª° in the landª of Egypt:ª" {Jer 24:8} |
