- thy brethren:
- "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 ... 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 24:1-5}
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