Jeremiah 24:4

4 Then God told me,

Jeremiah 24:4 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 24:4

Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying.
] As follows; where an explanation is given of the above vision, to which this is a transition.

Jeremiah 24:4 In-Context

2 In one basket the figs were of the finest quality, ripe and ready to eat. In the other basket the figs were rotten, so rotten they couldn't be eaten.

3 God said to me, "Jeremiah, what do you see?" "Figs," I said. "Excellent figs of the finest quality, and also rotten figs, so rotten they can't be eaten."

4 Then God told me,

5 "This is the Message from the God of Israel: The exiles from here that I've sent off to the land of the Babylonians are like the good figs, and I'll make sure they get good treatment.

6 I'll keep my eye on them so that their lives are good, and I'll bring them back to this land. I'll build them up, not tear them down; I'll plant them, not uproot them.