KJV ORIGINAL
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.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then the LORD said to me, 'What do you see, Jeremiah?' And I answered, 'Figs—some very good figs, and some very bad figs that are so rotten they can't be eaten.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is asking Jeremiah to describe a vision of two baskets of figs—some excellent and some completely rotten—which will represent different groups of people.
📚 Historical Context
This vision came to Jeremiah around 597 BC, after King Nebuchadnezzar had already taken the first group of Jewish exiles to Babylon, including King Jehoiachin and many skilled workers. Jeremiah was still in Jerusalem with those who remained, and God was about to reveal through this fig metaphor what would happen to both groups of people.
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