Study it in the app“And like the figs that are bad, which cannot be eaten for badness —for thus says YHWH— so will I give up Zedekiah king of Judah, and his princes, and the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those who live in the land of Egypt.”
And like the figsוְכַתְּאֵנִיםthat are bad,הָרָעוֹתwhichאֲשֶׁרcannotלֹאbe eatenתֵאָכַלְנָהfor badnessמֵרֹעַ—forכִּיthusכֹהsaysאָמַרYHWH—יְהוָהsoכֵּןwill I give upאֶתֵּןZedekiahאֶת צִדְקִיָּהוּkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהand his princes,וְאֶת שָׂרָיוand the remnantוְאֵת שְׁאֵרִיתof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםwho remainהַנִּשְׁאָרִיםin this land,בָּאָרֶץ הַזֹּאתand those who liveוְהַיֹּשְׁבִיםin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Egypt.מִצְרָיִם
fig
The fruit of the fig tree, eaten fresh or pressed into cakes.
Where else “teenim” appearsbad
Poor in quality, unpleasant to look at, or downcast.
Where else “raot” appearseat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “teachalna” appearsugliness
Poor quality, unpleasant look.
Where else “roa” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appearsYHWH
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.
Where else “yehva” appearshand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “eten” appearsZedekiah
Zedekiah: a name meaning "YHWH is righteousness." It is borne by several people, among them the prophet, son of Chenaanah, who announced a false victory to Ahab (1 Kings 22), and the last king of Judah (2 Kings 24:17).
Where else “tsidkiyahu” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appearschief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “saray” appearsremnant
Remnant: those left alive after a disaster.
Where else “sheerit” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appearsremain
To remain, what is left.
Where else “nisharim” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appearsdwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshvim” appearsEgypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears1Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
2Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
7And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am YHWH; and they will be my people, and I will be their Elohim, for they will return to me with all their heart.
8 · This verse (above)
9And I will make them a dread, an evil, to all the kingdoms of the earth, a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all the places where I will drive them.
