And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give 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:
Them that dwell in the land of Egypt - many Jews had fled for refuge to Egypt, which was leagued with Judea against Babylon.