Jeremiah 24:2

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early, but the other basket contained very poor figs, so bad they could not be eaten.

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1 After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.

2 One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early, but the other basket contained very poor figs, so bad they could not be eaten.

3 “Jeremiah,” the LORD asked, “what do you see?” “Figs!” I replied. “The good figs are very good, but the bad figs are very bad, so bad they cannot be eaten.”

4 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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BSB Berean Standard Bible: One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early, but the other basket contained very poor figs, so bad they could not be eaten.
KJV King James Version: 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.
WEB World English Bible: 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.
ASV American Standard Version: 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.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: In the one basket [are] figs very good, like the first-ripe figs, and in the other basket [are] figs very bad, that are not eaten for badness.
DBY Darby Translation: One basket had very good figs, like the figs first ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten for badness.
WBS Webster Bible: One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very poor figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.