Jeremiah 24:3

“Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.”

"Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil." - Jeremiah 24:3
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What does Jeremiah 24:3 mean?

In Jeremiah 24:3, the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads: "Then said the Lord unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said: Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil." This verse is part of a larger passage in the…

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The Two Baskets of Figs: A Reflection on God's Judgment and Grace

In Jeremiah 24:3, we find a profound moment of dialogue between the Lord and the prophet Jeremiah. The King James Version reads: "Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten…

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A Prayer for Discernment: Understanding Good and Evil

Heavenly Father, I come before You today, grateful for the gift of Your Word, which guides and instructs me in my daily walk. As I reflect on the profound message of Jeremiah 24:3, where You posed the question, "What seest thou, Jeremiah?" and the prophet answered, "Figs; the…

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Jeremiah 24:3 - "Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil."
Jeremiah 3:24 - "For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters."
"For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters." - Jeremiah 3:24
Jeremiah 38:24 - "¶ Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die."
Jeremiah 26:24 - "Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death."
Jeremiah 44:24 - "Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of the LORD, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt:"
Jeremiah 24:4 - "¶ Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Jeremiah 29:24 - "¶ Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,"
Jeremiah 13:24 - "Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness."
Jeremiah 25:24 - "And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert,"
Jeremiah 4:24 - "I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly."
Jeremiah 21:3 - "¶ Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:"
Jeremiah 46:24 - "The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north."
Genesis 3:24
Genesis 24-3
Jeremiah 48:24 - "And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near."
Jeremiah 3:2
Jeremiah 33:3
Romans 3:24
Jeremiah 33:3
Jeremiah 3:1
Jeremiah 3:49
Jeremiah 10:24 - "O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing."
Jeremiah 52:24 - "¶ And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:"
Jeremiah 7:24 - "But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward."
Jeremiah 31:24 - "And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks."
"¶ Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die." - Jeremiah 38:24
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Jeremiah 20:3 - "And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor-missabib."