Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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. Jeremiah 24:5-7 Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so will I regard the captives of Juda, whom I have sent forth out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans, for their good. . . . Hosea 9:10 I found Israel like grapes in the desert, I saw their fathers like the firstfruits of the fig tree in the top thereof: but they went in to Beelphegor, and alienated themselves to that confusion, and became abominable, as those things were, which they loved. Micah 7:1 Woe is me, for I am become as one that gleaneth in autumn the grapes of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat, my soul desired the first ripe figs. first ripe. Isaiah 28:4 And the fading tower the glory of his joy, who is on the head of the fat valley, shall be as a hasty fruit before the ripeness of autumn: which when he that seeth it shall behold, as soon he taketh it in his hand, he will eat it up. naughty. Jeremiah 24:8-10 And as the very bad figs, that cannot be eaten, because they are bad: thus saith the Lord: So will I give Sedecias the king of Juda, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that have remained in this city, and that dwell in the land of Egypt. . . . Isaiah 5:4,7 What is there that I ought to do more to my vineyard, that I have not done to it? was it that I looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it hath brought forth wild grapes? . . . Ezekiel 15:2-5 Son of man, what shall be made of the wood of the vine, out of all the trees of the woods that are among the trees of the forests? . . . Malachi 1:12-14 And you have profaned it in that you say: The table of the Lord is defiled: and that which is laid thereupon is contemptible with the fire that devoureth it. . . . Matthew 5:13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing anymore but to be cast out, and to be trodden on by men. they were so bad. Context The Good and Bad Figs1The Lord shewed me: and behold two baskets full of figs, set before the temple of the Lord: after that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried away Jechonias the son of Joakim the king of Juda, and his chief men, and the craftsmen, and engravers of Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon. 2One 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.3And the Lord said to me: What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said: Figs, the good figs, very good: and the bad figs, very bad, which cannot be eaten because they are bad.… Cross References Isaiah 5:4 What is there that I ought to do more to my vineyard, that I have not done to it? was it that I looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it hath brought forth wild grapes? Isaiah 5:7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel: and the man of Juda, his pleasant plant: and I looked that he should do judgment, and behold iniquity: and do justice, and behold a cry. Jeremiah 29:17 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Behold I will send upon them the sword, and the famine, and the pestilence: and I will make them like bad figs that cannot be eaten, because they are very bad. Hosea 9:10 I found Israel like grapes in the desert, I saw their fathers like the firstfruits of the fig tree in the top thereof: but they went in to Beelphegor, and alienated themselves to that confusion, and became abominable, as those things were, which they loved. Micah 7:1 Woe is me, for I am become as one that gleaneth in autumn the grapes of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat, my soul desired the first ripe figs. Nahum 3:12 All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with their green figs: if they be shaken, they shall fall into the mouth of the eater. Lexicon Oneאֶחָ֗ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first basket הַדּ֣וּד (had·dūḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1731: A pot, a basket [had] very מְאֹ֔ד (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily good טֹב֣וֹת (ṭō·ḇō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good figs, תְּאֵנִים֙ (tə·’ê·nîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 8384: Of foreign derivation, the fig like those that ripen early, כִּתְאֵנֵ֖י (kiṯ·’ê·nê) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 8384: Of foreign derivation, the fig but the other אֶחָ֗ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first basket וְהַדּ֣וּד (wə·had·dūḏ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1731: A pot, a basket contained very מְאֹ֔ד (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily poor רָע֣וֹת (rā·‘ō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 7451: Bad, evil figs, תְּאֵנִים֙ (tə·’ê·nîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 8384: Of foreign derivation, the fig so bad מֵרֹֽעַ׃ (mê·rō·a‘) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7455: Badness, evil they could not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no be eaten. תֵֽאָכַ֖לְנָה (ṯê·’ā·ḵal·nāh) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat Additional Translations 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, 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, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. 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. 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 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, 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, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. 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. Jump to Previous Bad Basket Due Early Eaten Figs First First-Ripe Food Good Growth Naughty Poor Ripe Ripen Rottenness UseJump to Next Bad Basket Due Early Eaten Figs First First-Ripe Food Good Growth Naughty Poor Ripe Ripen Rottenness UseExternal Links Jeremiah 24:2 NIVJeremiah 24:2 NLT Jeremiah 24:2 ESV Jeremiah 24:2 NASB Jeremiah 24:2 ASV Jeremiah 24:2 Bible Apps Jeremiah 24:2 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 24:2 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 24:2 French Bible Jeremiah 24:2 German Bible Alphabetical: and bad basket be could due early eaten figs first-ripe good had like not One other poor ripen rottenness so that the they those to very which OT Prophets: Jeremiah 24:2 One basket had very good figs like (Jer.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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