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Jeremiah 24:2-5
Living Bible
Jeremiah 24:2-5
Living Bible
2 I saw two baskets of figs placed in front of the Temple in Jerusalem. In one basket there were fresh, just-ripened figs, but in the other the figs were spoiled and moldy—too rotten to eat. 3 Then the Lord said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?”
I replied, “Figs, some very good and some very bad.”
4-5 Then the Lord said: “The good figs represent the exiles sent to Babylon. I have done it for their good.
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Jeremiah 24:2-4
New International Version
Jeremiah 24:2-4
New International Version
2 One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early;(A) the other basket had very bad(B) figs, so bad they could not be eaten.
3 Then the Lord asked me, “What do you see,(C) Jeremiah?”
“Figs,” I answered. “The good ones are very good, but the bad ones are so bad they cannot be eaten.”
4 Then the word of the Lord came to me:
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