1 The LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed before the temple of the LORD.--This was after Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had exiled from Jerusalem Jeconiah, son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, the artisans and the skilled workers, and brought them to Babylon.--
2 One basket contained excellent figs, the early-ripening kind. But the other basket contained very bad figs, so bad they could not be eaten.
3 Then the LORD said to me: What do you see, Jeremiah? "Figs," I replied; "the good ones are very good, but the bad ones very bad, so bad they cannot be eaten."
4 Thereupon this word of the LORD came to me:
5 Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, even so will I regard with favor Judah's exiles whom I sent away from this place into the land of the Chaldeans.
6 I will look after them for their good, and bring them back to this land, to build them up, not to tear them down; to plant them, not to pluck them out.
7 I will give them a heart with which to understand that I am the LORD. They shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.
8 And like the figs that are bad, so bad they cannot be eaten--yes, thus says the LORD--even so will I treat Zedekiah, king of Judah, and his princes, the remnant of Jerusalem remaining in this land and those who have settled in the land of Egypt.
9 I will make them an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, a reproach and a byword, a taunt and a curse, in all the places to which I will drive them.
10 I will send upon them the sword, famine, and pestilence, until they have disappeared from the land which I gave them and 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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