One basket had very good-looking figs in it. They looked like those that had ripened early. The other basket had very bad-looking figs in it, so bad they could not be eaten.

一筐是极好的无花果，好像是初熟的；一筐是极坏的无花果，坏得不可吃。

一筐是极好的无花果，像是初熟的；一筐是极坏的无花果，坏得不能吃。

一筐是极好的无花果，像是初熟的；一筐是极坏的无花果，坏得不能吃。

一筐无花果极好，好像初熟的果子；另一筐则坏得不能吃。

一筐是极好的无花果，像初熟的无花果；另一筐是极坏的无花果，坏到不能吃。

一筐是極好的無花果，好像是初熟的；一筐是極壞的無花果，壞得不可吃。

一筐是極好的無花果，像是初熟的；一筐是極壞的無花果，壞得不能吃。

一筐是極好的無花果，像是初熟的；一筐是極壞的無花果，壞得不能吃。

一筐無花果極好，好像初熟的果子；另一筐則壞得不能吃。

一筐是極好的無花果，像初熟的無花果；另一筐是極壞的無花果，壞到不能吃。

一筐是極好的無花果，好像首先熟的無花果；一筐是極壞的無花果，壞到喫不得。

一筐之無花果甚嘉、如初實者、一筐之無花果甚劣、不可食也、

一筐之果甚嘉、如初熟之無花果、一筐之果甚劣、不可適口。

一筐盛以至佳之無花果、似初熟之無花果、一筐盛以至劣之無花果、因劣不可食、

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

One basket had very good figs in it. They were like figs that ripen early. The other basket had very bad figs in it. In fact, they were so bad they couldn’t even be eaten.

One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, but the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they could not be eaten.

One basket was filled with fresh, ripe figs, while the other was filled with bad figs that were too rotten to eat.

One basket contained very good figs, like early figs, but the other basket contained very bad figs, so bad they were inedible.

One basket had very good figs, like first ripe figs, and the other basket had very bad figs which could not be eaten due to rottenness.

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.

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.

One basket contained very good figs, like early figs, but the other basket contained very bad figs, so bad they were inedible.

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.

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.

What more can I do for my vineyard beyond what I have already done? When I waited for it to produce edible grapes, why did it produce sour ones instead?

Indeed Israel is the vineyard of the LORD who commands armies, the people of Judah are the cultivated place in which he took delight. He waited for justice, but look what he got– disobedience! He waited for fairness, but look what he got– cries for help!

I am depressed! Indeed, it is as if the summer fruit has been gathered, and the grapes have been harvested. There is no grape cluster to eat, no fresh figs that I crave so much.

“ But you are profaning it by saying that the table of the Lord is common and its offerings despicable.You also say,‘ How tiresome it is.’ You turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD who rules over all,“ and instead bring what is stolen, lame, or sick. You bring these things for an offering! Should I accept this from you?” asks the LORD.“ There will be harsh condemnation for the hypocrite who has a valuable male animal in his flock but vows and sacrifices something inferior to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the LORD who rules over all,“ and my name is awesome among the nations.”

When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the wilderness. I viewed your ancestors like an early fig on a fig tree in its first season. Then they came to Baal-Peor and they dedicated themselves to shame– they became as detestable as what they loved.

“ Son of man, of all the woody branches among the trees of the forest, what happens to the wood of the vine?Can wood be taken from it to make anything useful? Or can anyone make a peg from it to hang things on?No! It is thrown in the fire for fuel; when the fire has burned up both ends of it and it is charred in the middle, will it be useful for anything?Indeed! If it was not made into anything useful when it was whole, how much less can it be made into anything when the fire has burned it up and it is charred?

“ 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.

“ I, the LORD, the God of Israel, say:‘ The exiles whom I sent away from here to the land of Babylon are like those good figs. I consider them to be good.I will look after their welfare and will restore them to this land. There I will build them up and will not tear them down. I will plant them firmly in the land and will not uproot them.I will give them the desire to acknowledge that I am the LORD. I will be their God and they will be my people. For they will wholeheartedly return to me.’“ 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.I will bring such disaster on them that all the kingdoms of the earth will be horrified. I will make them an object of reproach, a proverbial example of disaster. I will make them an object of ridicule, an example to be used in curses. That is how they will be remembered wherever I banish them.I will bring war, starvation, and disease on them until they are completely destroyed from the land I gave them and their ancestors.’”

The LORD who rules over all says,‘ I will bring war, starvation, and disease on them. I will treat them like figs that are so rotten they cannot be eaten.