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24 Господ ми показа; и ето кошници смокини, поставени пред Господния храм, след като Вавилонският цар Навуходоносор бе пленил от Ерусалим Юдовия цар Иехония, Иоакимовия син, и Юдовите първенци, с художниците и ковачите, и беше ги завел във Вавилон.

В едната кошница имаше много добри смокини, като рано узрелите смокини; а в другата кошница имаше много лоши смокини, които поради лошавината им не бяха за ядене.

Тогава ми рече Господ: Що виждаш, Еремие? И рекох: Смокини, - добрите смокини много добри, а лошите много лоши, тъй щото поради лошавината си не са за ядене.

Тогава Господното слово дойде към мене и рече:

Така казва Господ Израилевият Бог - Както на тия добри смокини, така ще погледна за добро на пленените из Юда, които изпратих от това място в Халдейската земя.

Защото, като насоча очите Си върху тях за добро, ще ги доведа пак в тая земя; ще ги съградя, и няма да ги съборя; ще ги доведа пак в тая земя; ще ги насадя, и няма да ги изкореня.

Ще им дам и сърце да познават, че Аз съм Господ; и те ще Ми бъдат люде, и Аз ще им бъда Бог; защото ще се върнат при Мене с цялото си сърце.

И както лошите смокини, които поради лошавината им не се ядат, непременно така казва Господ: По същия начин ще предам Юдовия цар Седекия, първенците му, и останалите от Ерусалим, които са оцелели в тая земя, и ония, които живеят в Египетската земя;

и ще ги предам да бъдат тласкани за зло по всичките царства на света, да бъдат укорявани, и да станат за поговорка, за упрек, и за проклетия във всичките места, гдето ще ги изгоня.

10 И ще пратя между тях нож, глад, и мор, догдето изчезнат от земята, която дадох на тях и на бащите им.

Two Baskets of Figs

24 After Jehoiachin[a](A) son of Jehoiakim king of Judah and the officials, the skilled workers and the artisans of Judah were carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Lord showed me two baskets of figs(B) placed in front of the temple of the Lord. One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early;(C) the other basket had very bad(D) figs, so bad they could not be eaten.

Then the Lord asked me, “What do you see,(E) Jeremiah?”

“Figs,” I answered. “The good ones are very good, but the bad ones are so bad they cannot be eaten.”

Then the word of the Lord came to me: “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(F) away from this place to the land of the Babylonians.[b] My eyes will watch over them for their good, and I will bring them back(G) to this land. I will build(H) them up and not tear them down; I will plant(I) them and not uproot them. I will give them a heart to know(J) me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people,(K) and I will be their God, for they will return(L) to me with all their heart.(M)

“‘But like the bad(N) figs, which are so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the Lord, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah(O) king of Judah, his officials(P) and the survivors(Q) from Jerusalem, whether they remain in this land or live in Egypt.(R) I will make them abhorrent(S) and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a reproach and a byword,(T) a curse[c](U) and an object of ridicule, wherever I banish(V) them. 10 I will send the sword,(W) famine(X) and plague(Y) against them until they are destroyed from the land I gave to them and their ancestors.(Z)’”

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 24:1 Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant of Jehoiachin
  2. Jeremiah 24:5 Or Chaldeans
  3. Jeremiah 24:9 That is, their names will be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, others will see that they are cursed.

Baskets of Figs and the Returnees

24 After (A)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken into exile Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the officials of Judah with the craftsmen and metalworkers from Jerusalem and had brought them to Babylon, the Lord showed me: behold, two (B)baskets of figs placed before the temple of the Lord. One basket had very good figs, like (C)first-ripe figs, and the other basket had (D)very bad figs which could not be eaten due to rottenness. Then the Lord said to me, “(E)What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “Figs: the good figs are very good, and the bad ones, very bad, which cannot be eaten due to rottenness.”

Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘Like these good figs, so I will regard (F)as good the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans. For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will (G)bring them back to this land; and I will (H)build them up and not overthrow them, and I will (I)plant them and not uproot them. I will also give them a (J)heart to know Me, for I am the Lord; and they will be (K)My people, and I will be their God, for they will (L)return to Me wholeheartedly.

‘But like the (M)bad figs which cannot be eaten due to rottenness,’ indeed, this is what the Lord says, ‘so will I give up (N)Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials, and the (O)remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and the ones who live in the land of (P)Egypt. I will (Q)make them an object of terror and an evil for all the kingdoms of the earth, as a (R)disgrace and a proverb, a taunt and a (S)curse in all the places where I will scatter them. 10 And I will send the (T)sword, the famine, and the plague upon them until they are eliminated from the land which I gave to them and their forefathers.’”