24:4 The Lord said to me, 1 24:5 “I, the Lord, the God of Israel, say: ‘The exiles whom I sent away from here to the land of Babylon 2 are like those good figs. I consider them to be good.
[24:4] 1 tn Heb “The word of the Lord came to me.”
[24:5] 2 tn Heb “the land of the Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4.
