Jeremiah 24:3

“And YHWH said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “Figs; the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, which cannot be eaten for badness.””

Jeremiah 24:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 24:3, word by word

And YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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seeרֹאֶהroe

see

To see with one's eyes.

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Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּyirmyahu

Jeremiah

Jeremiah: a name meaning "YHWH raises up" or "YHWH exalts," borne by several men: best known is the prophet, son of Hilkiah, from Anathoth (Jeremiah 1:1); in 2 Kings 23:31 and 24:18 another Jeremiah, of Libnah, grandfather of two kings.

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“Figsתְּאֵנִיםteenim

fig

The fruit of the fig tree, eaten fresh or pressed into cakes.

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the good figsטֹּבוֹתtovot

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

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veryמְאֹדmeod

very

To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.

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and the badרָעוֹתraot

bad

Poor in quality, unpleasant to look at, or downcast.

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be eatenתֵאָכַלְנָהteachalna

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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for badnessרֹעַroa

ugliness

Poor quality, unpleasant look.

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The context

2One basket had very good figs, like the figs of the first ripening; and the other basket very bad figs, which could not be eaten for badness.

3 · This verse (above)

4And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,

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