Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.
This is what the LORD Almighty says: Look, I will bring war, hunger, and disease upon them. I will make them like rotten figs that are so bad they can't be eaten.
God is declaring judgment through war, famine, and disease on those who have rejected Him, comparing them to figs too spoiled to eat.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Jeremiah's letter to the Jewish exiles in Babylon around 597 BC. God is speaking about the false prophets and remaining people in Jerusalem who refused to surrender to Babylon and continued in rebellion against God. The 'vile figs' imagery connects to Jeremiah's earlier vision in chapter 24, where good figs represented the faithful exiles and bad figs represented the rebellious remnant in Jerusalem.
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