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Berean Standard Bible

“One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early, but the other basket contained very poor figs, so bad they could not be eaten.”

Jeremiah 24:2

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After the first exile to Babylon, God shows Jeremiah two baskets of figs set before the temple.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early, but the other basket contained very poor figs, so bad they could not be eaten.

World English Bible (WEB)

One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

One basket had very good figs, like the figs which first come to growth: and the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they were of no use for food.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

La una cesta tenía higos muy buenos, como brevas; y la otra cesta tenía higos muy malos, que no se podían comer de malos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Vi dos canastas de higos colocadas frente al templo de Jerusalén. En una canasta había higos frescos, recién madurados, pero los de la otra cesta estaban echados a perder y mohosos, pudriéndose ya.

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