1 The Lord revealed to me, and behold, two baskets full of figs were set before the temple of the Lord, after Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, carried away Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and his leaders, and the craftsmen and engravers of Jerusalem, and led them into Babylon.
2 One basket had exceedingly good figs, like the figs usually found early in the season, and the other basket had exceedingly bad figs, which could not be eaten because they were so bad.
3 And the Lord said to me: “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said: “Figs: the good figs are very good, and the bad figs are very bad and cannot be eaten because they are so bad.”
4 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
5 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Just like these good figs, so will I regard as good the captives of Judah, whom I have sent from this place into the land of the Chaldeans.
6 And I will set my eyes upon them, so as to be pleased. And I will lead them back into this land. And I will build them up, and I will not tear them down. And I will plant them, and I will not uproot them.
7 And I will give them a heart, so that they may know me, that I am the Lord. And they will be my people, and I will be their God. For they shall return to me with their whole heart.
8 And just like the very bad figs, which cannot be eaten because they are so bad, thus says the Lord: so will I regard Zedekiah, the king of Judah, and his leaders, and the rest of Jerusalem, those who have remained in this city, and those who are living in the land of Egypt.
9 And I will give them over, with upheaval and affliction, to all the kingdoms of the earth: to be a disgrace, and a parable, and a proverb, and a curse in all the places to which I have cast them out.
10 And I will send among them the sword, and famine, and pestilence: until they have been worn away from the land, which I gave to them and to their fathers.”
Versículos relacionados com Jeremiah, 24:
Jeremiah 24 describes a vision that the prophet had two baskets of figs, one with good figs and one with bad figs. This view represents the division of the people of Judah into two groups, those who were taken to exile in Babylon and those who remained on earth. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in Jeremiah 24:
2 Kings 24:10-11: "At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Jerusalem, and the city was surrounded. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came to the city, while his servants besieged her." This verse describes the beginning of Jerusalem's siege by the Babylonian army and the subsequent deportation of King Jeconias and many others to Babylon.
Jeremiah 25:11-12: "All this land will become in desolation and astonishment, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years old. When the seventy years are turned, I will punish the king of Babylon and this nation, says the Lord, His sins, and will punish the land of the Chaldeans too; I will make it an eternal desolation. " This verse describes the exile of seventy years in Babylon and God's promise to judge Babylon and restore the people of Judah to their land.
Jeremiah 29:4-7: "Thus saith the Lord of hosts, God of Israel, to all the exiles that I made from Jerusalem to Babylon: build houses, and dwell in them; plant gardens, and eat its fruit. GRANGE CHILDREN AND FAULTS, Take wives to your children, and give your daughters in marriage, that they may have children and daughters; multiply there and not decreased. Seek the peace of the city to which I threw you and pray for her to the Lord, for in your peace you will also have peace. " This verse speaks of the letter Jeremiah sent to the exiles in Babylon, advising them to settle there and work for the well-being of the city in which they lived.
Ezekiel 11:16-17: "Therefore, say, Thus saith the Lord God, If I throw them away among the peoples, and disperse them through the lands, I will still be to them, for some time, in the lands where they were Therefore, say, Thus saith the Lord God, He will gather from the midst of the peoples, and to collect from the lands where you were scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. " This verse speaks of God's promise to gather and restore his people, even if they have been spread across other lands.
Isaiah 11:11-12: "In that day, the Lord will reach his hand to rescue the rest of his people who stayed in Assyria, Egypt, Patros, Ethiopia, Elão, Sinar and Hamate, on the islands, from the sea. He will rise a flag for the nations and will bring together the exiles of Israel; he will bring them from the four corners of the earth. " These verses talk about the restoration of God's people, which will be gathered from all parts of the world and brought back to their land. This relates to Jeremiah 24, where God separates the people into two groups: the good figs that will be restored and the bad figs that will be destroyed.
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