Jeremiah 24:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then said the Lord unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.”
Jeremiah 24:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 24:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 24:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then Yahweh asked me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I said, “Figs. The good figs are very good, and the bad are very bad, so bad that they can’t be eaten.””
Jeremiah 24:3 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 24:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then said Jehovah unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, that cannot be eaten, they are so bad.”
Jeremiah 24:3 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 24:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jehovah saith unto me, `What art thou seeing, Jeremiah?' and I say, `Figs, the good figs <FI>are<Fi> very good, and the bad <FI>are<Fi> very bad, that are not eaten for badness.'”
Jeremiah 24:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 24:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah said unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs: the good figs very good; and the bad very bad, which cannot be eaten for badness.”
Jeremiah 24:3 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 24:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then saide the Lord vnto mee, What seest thou, Ieremiah? And I said, Figges: ye good figges verie good, and the naughtie verie naughtie, which cannot be eaten, they are so euill.”
Jeremiah 24:3 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 24:3 in Context — Jeremiah 24
1 O SENHOR me mostrou, e eis dois cestos de figos postos diante do templo do SENHOR, depois de Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, haver levado cativo a Jeconias, filho de Jeoaquim, rei de Judá, e aos príncipes de Judá, e aos carpinteiros e ferreiros de Jerusalém, e os ter trazido à Babilônia.
2 Um cesto [tinha] figos muito bons, como os primeiros figos a ficarem maduros; e a outra cesta tinha figos muito ruins, que não podiam ser comidos de tão ruins.
3 E disse-me o SENHOR: O que tu vês, Jeremias? E eu disse: Figos: os figos bons, muito bons; e os ruins, muito ruins, que de tão ruins não podem ser comidos.
4 Então veio a mim palavra do SENHOR, dizendo:
5 Assim diz o SENHOR Deus de Israel: Tal como a estes bons figos, assim [também] conhecerei aos levados de Judá cativos, aos quais mandei embora deste lugar à terra de Caldeus, para o bem [deles] .
What Does Jeremiah 24:3 Mean?
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