“ You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its flavor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled on by people.
“ Salt is good, but if salt loses its flavor, how can its flavor be restored?It is of no value for the soil or for the manure pile; it is to be thrown out. The one who has ears to hear had better listen!”
“ I, the LORD, also solemnly assert:‘ King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, and the people who remain in Jerusalem or who have gone to live in Egypt are like those bad figs. I consider them to be just like those bad figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten.