^24:4The Lord said to me,³^24:5“I, the Lord, the God of Israel, say: ‘The exiles whom I sent away from here to the land of Babylon⁴ are like those good figs. I consider them to be good. ^24:6I will look after their welfare⁵ and will restore them to this land. There I will build them up and will not tear them down. I will plant them firmly in the land⁶ and will not uproot them.⁷^24:7I will give them the desire to acknowledge that I⁸ am the Lord. I will be their God and they will be my people. For they will wholeheartedly⁹ return to me.’

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Footnotes

3 Heb “The word of the Lord came to me.”
4 Heb “the land of the Chaldeans.” See the study note on .
5 Heb “I will set my eyes upon them for good.” For the nuance of “good” see Jer 21:10; Amos 9:4 (in these cases the opposite of harm; see 375 טוֹבָה 1).
6 The words “There” and “firmly in the land” are not in the text but are implicit from the connection and the metaphor. They are supplied in the translation for clarity.
7 For these terms see Jer 1:10.
8 Heb “I will give them a heart to know me that I am the Lord.” For the use of “heart” here referring to “inclinations, resolutions, and determinations of the will” see 525 לֵב 4 and compare the usage in 2 Chr 12:14. For the use of “know” to mean “acknowledge” see 384 יָדַע Qal.1.f and compare the usage in Jer 39:4. For the construction “know ‘someone’ that he …” = “know that ‘someone’ …” see §117.h and compare the usage in 2 Sam 3:25.
9 Heb “with all their heart.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then the word of the Lord came to me: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans. I will set my eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up, and not tear them down; I will plant them, and not pluck them up. I will give them a 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 to me with their whole heart.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then the word of the Lord came to me: “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Like these good figs, I regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I sent away from this place to the land of the Babylonians. My eyes will watch over them for their good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them. I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The word of the Lord came to me: “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Like these good figs, so I regard as good the exiles from Judah I sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans. I will keep my eyes on them for their good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not demolish them; I will plant them and not uproot them. I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God because they will return to me with all their heart.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the Lord gave me this message: “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: The good figs represent the exiles I sent from Judah to the land of the Babylonians. I will watch over and care for them, and I will bring them back here again. I will build them up and not tear them down. I will plant them and not uproot them. I will give them hearts that recognize me as the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me wholeheartedly.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles of Judah whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans. For I will set my eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land. And I will build them and not annihilate them, and I will plant them and not uproot them. And I will give to them a heart to know me, that I am Yahweh, and they will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with the whole of their heart.

KJV 1900King James Version

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

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