Albert Barnes Commentary Jeremiah 24:1

"Jehovah showed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs set before the temple of Jehovah, 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 craftsmen and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon." — Jeremiah 24:1 (ASV)

Omit “were.” “Set before,” that is, put in the appointed place for offerings of firstfruits in the forecourt of the temple.

Carpenters - “Craftsmen” (see the marginal reference).