Jeremiah 24:5 · KJV
“Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for {their} good. {them...: Heb. the captivity}”
— Jeremiah 24:5
Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull {them} down; and I will plant them, and not pluck {them} up.
Jeremiah 24 — Context
Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.
4Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
5Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for {their} good. {them...: Heb. the captivity}
6For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull {them} down; and I will plant them, and not pluck {them} up.
7And I will give them an heart to know me, that I {am} the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.
Cross References
Zechariah 13:9
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It {is} my people: and they shall say, The LORD {is} my God.
Nahum 1:7
The LORD {is} good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. {strong hold: or, strength}
John 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
Psalms 94:12-14
Blessed {is} the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
Psalms 119:67
Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Psalms 119:71
{It is} good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
1 Corinthians 8:3
But if any man love God, the same is known of him.