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Jeremiah 24:1

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 24:1

Verse 1 of 10

Scripture focus

The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs [were] set before the temple of the LORD, 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 carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.

Jeremiah 24:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 24:1

Theological / Devotional

Shewed. That is, in vision (see Jer. 1:11-13; Zech. 1:8).

Nebuchadnezzar. See on ch. 21:2.

Jeconiah. See on ch. 22:24. The context suggests that the vision came soon after Jehoiachin was taken captive (597 B.C.), possibly before the end of the year.

Princes. The leading men of Judah (see ch. 27:20).

The carpenters and smiths. Literally, “the artisans and the smiths” (see 2 Kings 24:14). The removal of these skilled workmen restricted the possibility of making weapons or defenses (see on 1 Sam. 13:19), and it also undoubtedly provided Nebuchadnezzar with additional artisans for the construction of the magnificent buildings he was erecting in Babylon.

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