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Jeremiah 24:1 open_in_new
Carpenters] RV 'craftsmen,' the most valuable captives.
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Jeremiah 24:1-10 open_in_new
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 warning from the fate that had overtaken their brethren. Those who had been made captives, on the other hand, should yet be the subjects of God's love and grace. The ripening time for both baskets was over, but here the likeness between them ceased.
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Jeremiah 24:2 open_in_new
First ripe] In the case of trees bearing twice in the year, the first crop, ripening in June, was considered a special delicacy. Naughty] RV 'bad.'
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Jeremiah 24:5 open_in_new
Acknowledge] RV 'regard.'
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Jeremiah 24:8 open_in_new
Egypt] cp. Jeremiah 22:10; Jeremiah 22:11.
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Jeremiah 24:9 open_in_new
To be removed into] RV 'to be tossed to and fro among.'