“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles from Judah, (A)whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans. (B)I will set my eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land. (C)I will build them up, and not tear them down; (D)I will plant them, and not pluck them up. (E)I will give them a heart to know that I am the Lord, (F)and they shall be my people (G)and I will be their God, (H)for they shall return to me with their whole heart.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 24:5 Or Chaldeans

Thus saith the Lord, the God 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.

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.

And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the Lord: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.

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11 (A)For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields (B)the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

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11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace(A) for those who have been trained by it.

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11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

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