21:1–24:10 These chapters narrate the end of the Davidic dynasty, making it clear that disaster and exile are God’s judgment on the sins of Judah’s kings and people. Jeremiah denounces false prophets who lead the people astray (ch. 23), but also sounds a note of hope as God promises to gather a remnant of His people from captivity under the leadership of “a righteous Branch” from David’s house (23:3–8). The twin messages of judgment and future restoration are repeated in Jeremiah’s vision of two baskets of figs (ch. 24).