Jeremiah 24:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

Jeremiah 24:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Fig-trees bear three crops of figs, of which the first is regarded as a great delicacy.
Jeremiah 24:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Good and Bad Figs. The prophet sees (either in vision or actuality; see on Jeremiah 1:11 ; Jeremiah 1:13 ; cf. Amos 7:1 , etc.) baskets of good and bad figs respectively; Yahweh tells him...
Jeremiah 24:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

naughty . worth naught.
Jeremiah 24:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

He now adds, that one basket had very good figs, and that the other had very bad figs. If it be asked whether Jeconiah was in himself approved by God, the answer is easy, — that he was...
Jeremiah 24:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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.
Jeremiah 24:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Like the figs that are first ripe— Dr. Shaw speaks of three sorts of figs; the first of which he calls the boccore, (being those here spoken of) which comes to maturity towards the middle or latt...
Jeremiah 24:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Figs that are first ripe - the b...
Jeremiah 24:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Two Baskets of Figs The evil figs were such of the people as had not been carried away with Jehoiachin to Babylon after the first siege of Jerusalem, 597 b.c., but had failed to draw any warni...
Jeremiah 24:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Like the figs that are first ripe. — Figs were usually gathered in August. The “first ripe,” the “summer fruits” of Micah 7:1 , the “hasty fruit before the summer” ( Isaiah 28:4 ; Hosea 9:10 ) we...
Jeremiah 24:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER VIII BAD SHEPHERDS AND FALSE PROPHETS Jeremiah 23:1-40 , Jeremiah 24:1-10 "Woe unto the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!"- Jeremiah 23:1 "Of what avail i...
Jeremiah 24:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Two Baskets of Figs Jeremiah 24:1-10 These two baskets represent the different, fates that overlook the people at the fall of Jerusalem. The good figs in the first were those who were taken to...
Jeremiah 24:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Still speaking to Zedekiah, Jeremiah repeated three prophecies from the past, the first being a vision after Jeconiah's (Jehoiachin's) captivity, the second being a message delivered in the fourth ye...
Jeremiah 24:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The date of this part of Jeremiah's prophecy is given, perhaps with a view, that the reference made in it might be the stronger. Many of the people were at this time in Babylon, carried away in the c...
Jeremiah 24:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

One basket [had] very good figs, [even] like the figs [that are] first ripe ,.... As there are some figs that are ripe sooner than others, and which are always the most desirable and acceptable; and...
Jeremiah 24:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 2. One basket had very g...
Jeremiah 24:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

One basket had very good figs Dr. Shaw speaks of three sorts of figs; the first of which he calls “boccore , (being those here spoken of,) which come to maturity toward the middle or latter end of...
Jeremiah 24:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Vision of the Good and Bad Figs; Promises and Threatenings. B. C. 599. 1 The L ORD shew...
Jeremiah 24:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

God afterwards explaineth to the prophet, and he to the king's house, the significancy of this vision. The figs first ripe are usually best. By these good figs, as will appear by the following vers...
Jeremiah 24:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Two Baskets of Figs - Zedekiah And Jerusalem Are Fated To Destruction And Exile ( Jeremiah 24:1-10 ). The subsection opened with a report concerning the future of Zedekiah and Jerusalem, and i...
Jeremiah 24:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES. Vide previous chapter. Cf. 2 Kings 24:10-12 . Natural History. “ Baskets of Figs: ” Vide Natural History notes on chaps. Jeremiah 5:17 , Jeremiah 8:13 . The...
Jeremiah 24:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 24:2 . One basket had very good figs. This was emblematical of the better sort of people, who were carried away under Jeconiah, and sent to Babylon for their good. It is much the same wit...
Jeremiah 24:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

One basket had very good figs. Two baskets of figs I. The same nation may contain two distinct characters, yet both may be equally involved in a national visitation. There are laws of retributi...
Jeremiah 24:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Again Jeremiah's ungrateful task is to take up an attitude of direct opposition to the king (comp. Jeremiah 22:13-24 ), though, indeed, Zedekiah personally is so weak and dependent o...
Jeremiah 24:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Type of Judah's Future
Jeremiah 24:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 15:2-5 ; Hosea 9:10 ; Isaiah 28:4 ; Isaiah 5:4 ; Isaiah 5:7 ; Jeremiah 24:5-7 ; Jeremiah 24:8-10 ; Malachi 1:12-14 ; Micah 7:1 ; Matthew 5:13

Jeremiah 24:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 24:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 24:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 24:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 24:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 24:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 24:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 24:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 24:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 24:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 24:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jeremiah 24:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 24:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 24:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 24:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 24:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 24:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 24:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 24:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 24:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 24:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 24:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Jeremiah 24:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 24:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 24:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge