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Jeremiah 24:1
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Jeremiah receives a vision from the LORD after Nebuchadnezzar deported King Jeconiah, Judah’s officials, craftsmen, and metalsmiths to Babylon. The vision occurs in Jerusalem, with two baskets of figs placed before the temple.
The words — הִרְאַ/נִי (hir.'a./Ni) translates to "he showed me," marking a direct divine revelation. דּוּדָאֵי (du.da.'Ei) means "baskets," specifying the exact containers holding the figs in the vision.
The thread — The deportation of Jeconiah and the removal of temple articles appears in 2 Chronicles 36:10 and 2 Kings 24:12, while the exiled court context is noted in Jeremiah 29:2.
Why it lands — The text presents a concrete vision of two baskets of figs before the temple, requiring the reader to observe how God uses tangible objects to frame historical judgment and future restoration.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The Lord shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the Lord, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 29:2 (This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)
- 2 Chronicles 36:10 In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar summoned Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. And he made Jehoiachin’s relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.
- 2 Kings 24:12 Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive.
- Deuteronomy 26:2 you are to take some of the firstfruits of all your produce from the soil of the land that the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name,
- 1 Samuel 13:19 And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”
- Jeremiah 22:24 “As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off.
- Ezekiel 19:9 With hooks they caged him and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into captivity so that his roar was heard no longer on the mountains of Israel.
- Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
- Amos 7:1 This is what the Lord GOD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts just after the king’s harvest, as the late spring crop was coming up.
- Amos 7:4 This is what the Lord GOD showed me: The Lord GOD was calling for judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land.