New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 24:1-3

1Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֡לba.VelH894had carriedH1540awayH1540captiveH1540Jeconiahיְכָנְיָ֣הוּye.kha.ne.Ya.huH3204the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063,and the officialsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063with the craftsmenהֶחָרָ֤שׁhe.cha.RashH2796and smithsהַמַּסְגֵּר֙ha.mas.GerH4525from Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389and had broughtוַיְבִאֵ֖םvay.vi.'EmH935them to Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894,the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068showedהִרְאַנִי֮hir.'a.NiH7200me: beholdוְהִנֵּ֗הve.hi.NehH2009,twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147basketsדּוּדָאֵ֣יdu.da.'EiH1731of figsתְאֵנִ֔יםte.'e.NimH8384setמוּעָדִ֕יםmu.'a.DimH3259beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068!

2Oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259basketהַדּ֣וּדha.DudH1731had veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966goodטֹב֣וֹתto.VotH2896figsתְּאֵנִים֙te.'e.NimH8384, likefirst-ripeהַבַּכֻּר֑וֹתha.ba.ku.RotH1063figsכִּתְאֵנֵ֖יkit.'e.NeiH8384,and the otherאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259basketוְהַדּ֣וּדve.ha.DudH1731hadveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966badרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451figsתְּאֵנִים֙te.'e.NimH8384whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834could not be eatenתֵֽאָכַ֖לְנָהte.'a.Khal.nahH398dueH4480to rottennessמֵרֹֽעַ׃ סme.Ro.a'H7455.

3Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100do you seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200,Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414?”And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, “Figsתְּאֵנִ֑יםte.'e.NimH8384,the goodהַטֹּבוֹת֙ha.tOtH2896figsהַתְּאֵנִ֤יםha.te.'e.NimH8384,veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966goodטֹב֣וֹתto.VotH2896;and the badוְהָֽרָעוֹת֙ve.ha.ra.'OtH7451figs,veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966badרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808be eatenתֵאָכַ֖לְנָהte.'a.Khal.nahH398dueH4480to rottennessמֵרֹֽעַ׃ פme.Ro.a'H7455.”

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