Jeremiah 24:2
“One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe,.... As there are some figs that are ripe sooner…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Fig-trees bear three crops of figs, of which the first is regarded as a great delicacy.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 24:1-10
This short chapter helps us to put a very comfortable construction upon a great many long ones, by showing us that the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the figs that are first ripe The proper time for gathering figs in Palestine is in August. Certain kinds of trees,…
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