KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
One basket had very good figs, the kind that ripen first and are perfect to eat. The other basket had terrible figs that were so rotten they couldn't be eaten at all.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is showing Jeremiah a vision of two baskets of figs - one with perfect, fresh figs and another with completely rotten, inedible ones.
📚 Historical Context
This vision came to Jeremiah after King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had taken many Jews into exile, including King Jehoiachin and the skilled craftsmen. God used this visual parable of good and bad figs to represent the different groups of Jewish people - those already in exile and those still remaining in Jerusalem.
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