1 Jehovah showed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs set before the temple of Jehovah, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the craftsmen and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- shewed H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- me, and, behold, two H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- baskets H1736 (דּוּדַי) — a boiler or basket; also the mandrake (as an aphrodisiac)
- of figs H8384 (תְּאֵן) — the fig (tree or fruit)
- set H3259 (יָעַד) — to fix upon (by agreement or appointment); by implication, to meet (at a stated time), to summon (to trial), to direct (in a certain quarter or position), to en…
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- the temple H1964 (הֵיכָל) — a large public building, such as a palace or temple
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- that Nebuchadnezzar H5019 (נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר) — Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon
- king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Babylon H894 (בָּבֶל) — Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
- had carried away captive H1540 (גָּלָה) — to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
- Jeconiah H3204 (יְכׇנְיָה) — Jekonjah, a Jewish king
- the son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Jehoiakim H3079 (יְהוֹיָקִים) — Jehojakim, a Jewish king
- of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- and the princes H8269 (שַׂר) — a head person (of any rank or class)
- with the carpenters H2796 (חָרָשׁ) — a fabricator or any material
- and smiths H4525 (מַסְגֵּר) — a fastener, i.e. (of a person) a smith, (of a thing) a prison
- from Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- and had brought H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- them to Babylon H894 (בָּבֶל) — Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
2 One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- One H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- basket H1731 (דּוּד) — a pot (for boiling); also (by resemblance of shape) a basket
- very H3966 (מְאֹד) — properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlativ…
- good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- figs H8384 (תְּאֵן) — the fig (tree or fruit)
- like the figs H8384 (תְּאֵן) — the fig (tree or fruit)
- first ripe H1073 (בַּכֻּרָה) — a first-ripe fig
- and the other H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- naughty H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- which could not be eaten H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- they were so bad H7455 (רֹעַ) — badness (as marring), physically or morally
3 Then said Jehovah unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, that cannot be eaten, they are so bad.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- unto me, What seest H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- thou, Jeremiah H3414 (יִרְמְיָה) — Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites
- And I said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Figs H8384 (תְּאֵן) — the fig (tree or fruit)
- the good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- very H3966 (מְאֹד) — properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlativ…
- good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- and the evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- that cannot be eaten H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- they are so evil H7455 (רֹעַ) — badness (as marring), physically or morally
4 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Again the word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- came unto me, saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
5 Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so will I regard the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans, for good.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- the God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- Like these good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- figs H8384 (תְּאֵן) — the fig (tree or fruit)
- so will I acknowledge H5234 (נָכַר) — properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspic…
- them that are carried away captive H1546 (גָּלוּת) — captivity; concretely, exiles (collectively)
- of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- whom I have sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- out of this place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- into the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of the Chaldeans H3778 (כַּשְׂדִּי) — a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people
- good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
6 For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For I will set H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- mine eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- upon them for good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- and I will bring them again H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- to this land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and I will build H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
- down H2040 (הָרַס) — to pull down or in pieces, break, destroy
- and I will plant H5193 (נָטַע) — properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
- up H5428 (נָתַשׁ) — to tear away
7 And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am Jehovah: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God; for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- them an heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- to know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and they shall be my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- and I will be their God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- for they shall return H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- unto me with their whole heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
8 And as the bad figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad, surely thus saith Jehovah, So will I give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And as the evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- figs H8384 (תְּאֵן) — the fig (tree or fruit)
- which cannot be eaten H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- they are so evil H7455 (רֹעַ) — badness (as marring), physically or morally
- surely thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- So will I give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- Zedekiah H6667 (צִדְקִיָּה) — Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites
- the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- and his princes H8269 (שַׂר) — a head person (of any rank or class)
- and the residue H7611 (שְׁאֵרִית) — a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion
- of Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- that remain H7604 (שָׁאַר) — properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
- in this land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and them that dwell H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- in the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
9 I will even give them up to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth for evil; to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will deliver H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- them to be removed H2113 (זְוָעָה) — agitation, fear
- them to be removed H2189 (זַעֲוָה) — agitation, maltreatment
- into all the kingdoms H4467 (מַמְלָכָה) — dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- hurt H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- a reproach H2781 (חֶרְפָּה) — contumely, disgrace, the pudenda
- and a proverb H4912 (מָשָׁל) — properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
- a taunt H8148 (שְׁנִינָה) — something pointed, i.e. a gibe
- and a curse H7045 (קְלָלָה) — vilification
- in all places H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- whither I shall drive H5080 (נָדַח) — to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.)
10 And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will send H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- the famine H7458 (רָעָב) — hunger (more or less extensive)
- and the pestilence H1698 (דֶּבֶר) — a pestilence
- among them, till they be consumed H8552 (תָּמַם) — to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive
- from off the land H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- that I gave H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- unto them and to their fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application