Jeremiah 24:4

What does Jeremiah 24:4 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 24:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Context

v.3Then said Jehovah unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, that cannot be eaten, they are so bad.

v.4This passage

v.5Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so will I regard the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans, for good.

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