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 The Lord shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the Lord, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.
2 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.
3 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.
4 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
5 Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good.
What Does Jeremiah 24:3 Mean?
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