24:1 The Lord showed me two baskets of figs sitting before his temple. This happened after King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon deported Jehoiakim’s son, King Jeconiah of Judah. He deported him and the leaders of Judah, along with the craftsmen and metal workers, and took them to Babylon. 3
25:8 “Therefore, the Lord who rules over all 4 says, ‘You have not listened to what I said. 5
1 sn This would be 586
2 tn Heb “what was evil in the eyes of the
3 sn See 2 Kgs 24:10-17 (especially vv. 14-16). Nebuchadnezzar left behind the poorest people of the land under the puppet king Zedekiah. Jeconiah has already been referred to earlier in 13:18; 22:25-26. The deportation referred to here occurred in 597
4 tn Heb “Yahweh of armies.”
5 tn Heb “You have not listened to my words.”