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As the bad figs, which can`t be eaten, they are so bad, surely thus says Yahweh, So will I give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, who remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt,
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The Unfit Remnant Identified
Commentators unanimously identify the symbolic "bad figs" as King Zedekiah, his princes, the people who remained in Judah, and those who had fled to Egypt for safety. This group, considered corrupt and rebellious, was marked for judgment, not blessing.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The complete fulfillment of this prophecy belongs to the Christian Church. There is a close analogy between Jeremiah at the first destruction of Je…
19th Century
Anglican
And them that dwell in the land of Egypt.— These were, in fact, those who had been carried into captivity with Jehoahaz b…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the separation of the wicked princes from the good is spoken of through a simile.
First is the explanation of the …
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