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

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 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-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.

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 could I have done for my vineyard that I have not already done? When I expected sweet grapes, why did my vineyard give me bitter grapes?

The nation of Israel is the vineyard of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. The people of Judah are his pleasant garden. He expected a crop of justice, but instead he found oppression. He expected to find righteousness, but instead he heard cries of violence.

How miserable I am! I feel like the fruit picker after the harvest who can find nothing to eat. Not a cluster of grapes or a single early fig can be found to satisfy my hunger.

“ But you dishonor my name with your actions. By bringing contemptible food, you are saying it’s all right to defile the Lord’s table.You say,‘ It’s too hard to serve the Lord,’ and you turn up your noses at my commands,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.“ Think of it! Animals that are stolen and crippled and sick are being presented as offerings! Should I accept from you such offerings as these?” asks the Lord.“ Cursed is the cheat who promises to give a fine ram from his flock but then sacrifices a defective one to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,“ and my name is feared among the nations!

The Lord says,“ O Israel, when I first found you, it was like finding fresh grapes in the desert. When I saw your ancestors, it was like seeing the first ripe figs of the season. But then they deserted me for Baal peor, giving themselves to that shameful idol. Soon they became vile, as vile as the god they worshiped.

“ Son of man, how does a grapevine compare to a tree? Is a vine’s wood as useful as the wood of a tree?Can its wood be used for making things, like pegs to hang up pots and pans?No, it can only be used for fuel, and even as fuel, it burns too quickly.Vines are useless both before and after being put into the fire!

“ You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.

“ This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: The good figs represent the exiles I sent from Judah to the land of the Babylonians.I will watch over and care for them, and I will bring them back here again. I will build them up and not tear them down. I will plant them and not uproot them.I will give them hearts that recognize me as the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me wholeheartedly.“ But the bad figs,” the Lord said,“ represent King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, all the people left in Jerusalem, and those who live in Egypt. I will treat them like bad figs, too rotten to eat.I will make them an object of horror and a symbol of evil to every nation on earth. They will be disgraced and mocked, taunted and cursed, wherever I scatter them.And I will send war, famine, and disease until they have vanished from the land of Israel, which I gave to them and their ancestors.”

This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says:“ I will send war, famine, and disease upon them and make them like bad figs, too rotten to eat.