The complete fulfillment of this prophecy belongs to the Christian Church. There is a close analogy between Jeremiah at the first destruction of Je…

And them that dwell in the land of Egypt.— These were, in fact, those who had been carried into captivity with Jehoahaz b…

God, after having promised to deal kindly with the captives, now declares that He would execute heavier punishment on King Zedekiah and all the peo…

And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil, &c.] Here follows an explication of the evil figs, and an …

Good and bad figs represent the Jews in captivity, and those who remain in their own land.

The prophet saw two baskets of figs set before the…

1. Here, the separation of the wicked princes from the good is spoken of through a simile.

   1. First is the explanation of the …