Jeremiah 24:8 “But thus says the Lord: Like the bad figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten, so will I treat Zedekiah the king of Judah, his officials, the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt. 9 I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a reproach, a byword, a taunt, and a curse in all the places where I shall drive them. 10 And I will send sword, famine, and pestilence upon them, until they shall be utterly destroyed from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.”
The judgment against Jerusalem and Judah was irreversible. God had spoken and warned what was going to happen. Some had accepted the fact and submitted to the Lord's will, willing to do whatever God saw fit, whether it be taken into exile, like some already had, or left among the ruins. As we saw yesterday, God held out hope and promises for their future after the exile; He would treat them as "good figs," who would bring delight to God wherever they were. But many-even most- resisted the plan of God. They either did everything possible to hold on to their power or tried to run away from God to Egypt. Neither plan would succeed, and these "bad figs" would bring no pleasure to God, themselves, or anyone else.
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