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Jeremiah 24:2
One basket had very good figs, like the figs which first come to growth: and the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they were of no use for food.
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Christian Standard Bible®
One basket contained very good figs, like early figs, but the other basket contained very bad figs, so bad they were inedible.
One basket contained very good figs, like early figs, but the other basket contained very bad figs, so bad they were inedible.
Hebrew Names Version
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
King James Version
One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
English Standard Version
One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, but the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they could not be eaten.
One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, but the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they could not be eaten.
New American Standard Bible
One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, and the other basket had very bad figs which could not be eaten due to rottenness.
One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, and the other basket had very bad figs which could not be eaten due to rottenness.
New Century Version
One of the baskets had very good figs in it, like figs that ripen early in the season. But the other basket had figs too rotten to eat.
One of the baskets had very good figs in it, like figs that ripen early in the season. But the other basket had figs too rotten to eat.
Amplified Bible
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are the first to ripen; but the other basket had very bad figs, so rotten that they could not be eaten.
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are the first to ripen; but the other basket had very bad figs, so rotten that they could not be eaten.
World English Bible
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
Geneva Bible (1587)
One basket had verie good figges, euen like the figges that are first ripe: and the other basket had verie naughtie figges, which could not be eaten, they were so euill.
One basket had verie good figges, euen like the figges that are first ripe: and the other basket had verie naughtie figges, which could not be eaten, they were so euill.
Legacy Standard Bible
One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, and the other basket had very rotten figs which could not be eaten due to rottenness.
One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, and the other basket had very rotten figs which could not be eaten due to rottenness.
Berean Standard Bible
One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early, but the other basket contained very poor figs, so bad they could not be eaten.
One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early, but the other basket contained very poor figs, so bad they could not be eaten.
Contemporary English Version
One basket was full of very good figs that ripened early, and the other was full of rotten figs that were not fit to eat.
One basket was full of very good figs that ripened early, and the other was full of rotten figs that were not fit to eat.
Complete Jewish Bible
One of the baskets had in it very good figs, like those that ripen first; while the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they were inedible.
One of the baskets had in it very good figs, like those that ripen first; while the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they were inedible.
Darby Translation
One basket had very good figs, like the figs first ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten for badness.
One basket had very good figs, like the figs first ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten for badness.
Easy-to-Read Version
One basket had very good figs in it, the kind that ripen early in the season. But the other basket had rotten figs. They were too rotten to eat.
One basket had very good figs in it, the kind that ripen early in the season. But the other basket had rotten figs. They were too rotten to eat.
George Lamsa Translation
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, so that they could not be eaten, because they were so bad.
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, so that they could not be eaten, because they were so bad.
Good News Translation
The first basket contained good figs, those that ripen early; the other one contained bad figs, too bad to eat.
The first basket contained good figs, those that ripen early; the other one contained bad figs, too bad to eat.
Lexham English Bible
The one basket had very good figs, like early figs, and the other basket had very bad figs that could not be eaten because of their bad quality.
The one basket had very good figs, like early figs, and the other basket had very bad figs that could not be eaten because of their bad quality.
Literal Translation
One basket had very good figs, like first ripe figs. And the other basket had very bad figs which could not be eaten from their badness.
One basket had very good figs, like first ripe figs. And the other basket had very bad figs which could not be eaten from their badness.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
In the one maunde were very good fyges, euen like as those that be first ripe. In the other maunde were very naughtie figes, which might not be eaten, they were so euell.
In the one maunde were very good fyges, euen like as those that be first ripe. In the other maunde were very naughtie figes, which might not be eaten, they were so euell.
American Standard Version
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
King James Version (1611)
One basket had very good figges, euen like the figges that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figges, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
One basket had very good figges, euen like the figges that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figges, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
In the one maunde were very good figges, euen like those that be first ripe: in the other maunde were very naughtie figges, whiche might not be eaten they were so euyll.
In the one maunde were very good figges, euen like those that be first ripe: in the other maunde were very naughtie figges, whiche might not be eaten they were so euyll.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The one basket was full of very good figs, as the early figs; and the other basket was full of very bad figs, which could not be eaten, for their badness.
The one basket was full of very good figs, as the early figs; and the other basket was full of very bad figs, which could not be eaten, for their badness.
English Revised Version
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And o panyere hadde ful good figis, as figis of the firste tyme ben wont to be; and o panyere hadde ful yuel figis, that miyten not be etun, for tho weren yuel figis.
And o panyere hadde ful good figis, as figis of the firste tyme ben wont to be; and o panyere hadde ful yuel figis, that miyten not be etun, for tho weren yuel figis.
Update Bible Version
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
Webster's Bible Translation
One basket [had] very good figs, [even] like the figs [that are] first ripe: and the other basket [had] very poor figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
One basket [had] very good figs, [even] like the figs [that are] first ripe: and the other basket [had] very poor figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
New English Translation
One basket had very good-looking figs in it. They looked like those that had ripened early. The other basket had very bad-looking figs in it, so bad they could not be eaten.
One basket had very good-looking figs in it. They looked like those that had ripened early. The other basket had very bad-looking figs in it, so bad they could not be eaten.
New King James Version
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
New Living Translation
One basket was filled with fresh, ripe figs, while the other was filled with bad figs that were too rotten to eat.
One basket was filled with fresh, ripe figs, while the other was filled with bad figs that were too rotten to eat.
New Life Bible
One basket had very good figs, like figs just ready to eat. And the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they could not be eaten.
One basket had very good figs, like figs just ready to eat. And the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they could not be eaten.
New Revised Standard
One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, but the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they could not be eaten.
One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, but the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they could not be eaten.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
the one basket, was of very good figs, like the first-ripe figs; and, the other basket, was of very bad figs, which could not be eaten for badness.
the one basket, was of very good figs, like the first-ripe figs; and, the other basket, was of very bad figs, which could not be eaten for badness.
Douay-Rheims Bible
One basket had very good figs, like the figs of the first season: and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, because they were bad.
One basket had very good figs, like the figs of the first season: and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, because they were bad.
Revised Standard Version
One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, but the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they could not be eaten.
One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, but the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they could not be eaten.
Young's Literal Translation
In the one basket [are] figs very good, like the first-ripe figs, and in the other basket [are] figs very bad, that are not eaten for badness.
In the one basket [are] figs very good, like the first-ripe figs, and in the other basket [are] figs very bad, that are not eaten for badness.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, and the other basket had very bad figs which could not be eaten due to rottenness.
One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, and the other basket had very bad figs which could not be eaten due to rottenness.
Contextual Overview
1 The Lord gave me a vision, and I saw two baskets full of figs put in front of the Temple of the Lord, after Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, had taken prisoner Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the chiefs of Judah, and the expert workmen and metal-workers from Jerusalem, and had taken them to Babylon. 2 One basket had very good figs, like the figs which first come to growth: and the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they were of no use for food. 3 Then the Lord said to me, What do you see, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs are very good, and the bad very bad, and of no use for food, they are so bad. 4 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 5 This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said: Like these good figs, so in my eyes will be the prisoners of Judah, whom I have sent from this place into the land of the Chaldaeans for their good. 6 For I will keep my eyes on them for good, and I will take them back again to this land, building them up and not pulling them down, planting them and not uprooting them. 7 And I will give them a heart to have knowledge of me, that I am the Lord: and they will be my people, and I will be their God: for they will come back to me with all their heart. 8 And like the bad figs which are so bad that they are of no use for food, so I will give up Zedekiah, king of Judah, and his chiefs and the rest of Jerusalem who are still in this land, and those who are in the land of Egypt: 9 I will give them up to be a cause of fear and of trouble among all the kingdoms of the earth; to be a name of shame and common talk and a cutting word and a curse in all the places wherever I will send them wandering. 10 And I will send the sword, and need of food, and disease, among them till they are all cut off from the land which I gave to them and to their fathers.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
One basket: Jeremiah 24:5-7, Hosea 9:10, Micah 7:1
first ripe: The boccore or figs of the early sort; perhaps those which are ripe about six weeks before the full season, which are reckoned a great dainty. See note on Isaiah 28:4.
naughty: The winter fig, probably, then in its crude or unripe state. Jeremiah 24:8-10, Isaiah 5:4, Isaiah 5:7, Ezekiel 15:2-5, Malachi 1:12-14, Matthew 5:13
they were so bad: Heb. for badness
Reciprocal: Numbers 18:13 - whatsoever Psalms 81:6 - from the pots Proverbs 6:12 - naughty Jeremiah 29:16 - General Matthew 25:2 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 15:2
And Abram said, What will you give me? for I have no child and this Eliezer of Damascus will have all my wealth after me.
And Abram said, What will you give me? for I have no child and this Eliezer of Damascus will have all my wealth after me.
Genesis 24:4
But that you will go into my country and to my relations and get a wife there for my son Isaac.
But that you will go into my country and to my relations and get a wife there for my son Isaac.
Genesis 24:6
And Abraham said, Take care that you do not let my son go back to that land.
And Abraham said, Take care that you do not let my son go back to that land.
Genesis 24:8
And if the woman will not come with you, then you are free from this oath; only do not take my son back there.
And if the woman will not come with you, then you are free from this oath; only do not take my son back there.
Genesis 24:9
And the servant put his hand under Abraham's leg, and gave him his oath about this thing.
And the servant put his hand under Abraham's leg, and gave him his oath about this thing.
Genesis 24:10
And the servant took ten of his master's camels, and all sorts of good things of his master's, and went to Mesopotamia, to the town of Nahor.
And the servant took ten of his master's camels, and all sorts of good things of his master's, and went to Mesopotamia, to the town of Nahor.
Genesis 44:1
Then he gave orders to the servant who was over his house, saying, Put as much food into the men's bags as will go into them, and put every man's money in the mouth of his bag;
Then he gave orders to the servant who was over his house, saying, Put as much food into the men's bags as will go into them, and put every man's money in the mouth of his bag;
Genesis 47:29
And the time of his death came near, and he sent for his son Joseph and said to him, If now I am dear to you, put your hand under my leg and take an oath that you will not put me to rest in Egypt;
And the time of his death came near, and he sent for his son Joseph and said to him, If now I am dear to you, put your hand under my leg and take an oath that you will not put me to rest in Egypt;
1 Chronicles 29:24
And all the chiefs and the men of war and all the sons of King David put themselves under the authority of Solomon the king.
And all the chiefs and the men of war and all the sons of King David put themselves under the authority of Solomon the king.
1 Timothy 5:17
Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
One basket [had] very good figs, [even] like the figs [that are] first ripe,.... As there are some figs that are ripe sooner than others, and which are always the most desirable and acceptable; and such were they that were presented to the Lord, Micah 7:1; these signified those that were carried captive into Babylon with Jeconiah, among whom were some very good men, as Ezekiel, and others; and all might be said to be so, in comparison of those that were at Jerusalem, who were very wicked, and grew worse and worse:
and the other basket [had] very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad; as nothing is more sweet and luscious, and agreeable to the taste than a sound ripe fig, and especially a first ripe one; so nothing is more nauseous than a naughty rotten one: these signified the wicked Jews at Jerusalem indulging themselves in all manner of sin; so those who seemed to be the worst, through their being carried captive, were the best; and those who, seemed to be the best, by their prosperity, were the worst. This is to be understood in a comparative sense, as Calvin observes; though this does not so much design the quality of persons, as the issue of things, with respect unto them. The captivity of the one would issue in their good, and so are compared to good figs; when the sins of the other would bring upon them utter ruin and destruction without recovery, and therefore compared to bad figs that cannot be eaten.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Fig-trees bear three crops of figs, of which the first is regarded as a great delicacy.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Jeremiah 24:2. Very good figs — Or, figs of the early sort. The fig-trees in Palestine, says Dr. Shaw, produce fruit thrice each year. The first sort, called boccore, those here mentioned, come to perfection about the middle or end of June. The second sort, called kermez, or summer fig, is seldom ripe before August. And the third, which is called the winter fig, which is larger, and of a darker complexion than the preceding, hangs all the winter on the tree, ripening even when the leaves are shed, and is fit for gathering in the beginning of spring.
Could not be eaten — The winter fig, - then in its crude or unripe state; the spring not being yet come.
