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Jeremiah 24:6-8
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Jeremiah 24:6-8
Contemporary English Version
6 where I am watching over them. Then someday I will bring them back to this land. I will plant them, instead of uprooting them, and I will build them up, rather than tearing them down. 7 I will give them a desire to know me and to be my people. They will want me to be their God, and they will turn back to me with all their heart.
8 The rotten figs stand for King Zedekiah[a] of Judah, his officials, and all the others who were not taken away to Babylonia, whether they stayed here in Judah or went to live in Egypt.
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- 24.8 Zedekiah: Ruled 598–586 b.c.
Jeremiah 24:6-8
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Jeremiah 24:6-8
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6 My eyes will watch over them for their good, and I will bring them back(A) to this land. I will build(B) them up and not tear them down; I will plant(C) them and not uproot them. 7 I will give them a heart to know(D) me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people,(E) and I will be their God, for they will return(F) to me with all their heart.(G)
8 “‘But like the bad(H) figs, which are so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the Lord, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah(I) king of Judah, his officials(J) and the survivors(K) from Jerusalem, whether they remain in this land or live in Egypt.(L)
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