“ 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.

“耶和华以色列的神如此说：被掳去的犹大人，就是我打发离开这地到迦勒底人之地去的，我必看顾他们如这好无花果，使他们得好处。

“耶和华—以色列的上帝如此说：‘被掳去的犹大人，就是我所打发离开这地到迦勒底人之地去的，我必看顾他们如这好的无花果，使他们得福乐。

“耶和华—以色列的神如此说：‘被掳去的犹大人，就是我所打发离开这地到迦勒底人之地去的，我必看顾他们如这好的无花果，使他们得福乐。

“以色列的上帝耶和华这样说，‘那些从这里被掳到迦勒底的犹大人在我眼中是好无花果。

“耶和华以色列的神这样说：‘被掳去的犹大人，就是我打发离开这地方到迦勒底人之地去的，我必看他们如同这些好的无花果一样，眷顾他们。

「耶和華－以色列的神如此說：被擄去的猶大人，就是我打發離開這地到迦勒底人之地去的，我必看顧他們如這好無花果，使他們得好處。

「耶和華－以色列的上帝如此說：『被擄去的猶大人，就是我所打發離開這地到迦勒底人之地去的，我必看顧他們如這好的無花果，使他們得福樂。

「耶和華－以色列的神如此說：『被擄去的猶大人，就是我所打發離開這地到迦勒底人之地去的，我必看顧他們如這好的無花果，使他們得福樂。

「以色列的上帝耶和華這樣說，『那些從這裡被擄到迦勒底的猶大人在我眼中是好無花果。

“耶和華以色列的神這樣說：‘被擄去的猶大人，就是我打發離開這地方到迦勒底人之地去的，我必看他們如同這些好的無花果一樣，眷顧他們。

『永恆主以色列的上帝這麼說：猶大流亡的人、我所打發離開這地方到迦勒底人之地去的、我必看他們好，如同這些好的無花果。

以色列之上帝耶和華云、猶大之俘囚、即我遣至迦勒底人之地者、我必視之若此嘉果、使之獲益、

我以色列族之上帝、耶和華云、猶大民為俘、我所遷徙。自斯土至於迦勒底、我視之若此嘉果、

主以色列之天主如是云、被擄之猶大人、即我自斯地遷至迦勒底者、我必視若此佳無花果、施之以恩、

“ This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says:‘ Like these good figs, I regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I sent away from this place to the land of the Babylonians.

“ I am the Lord, the God of Israel. I say,‘ I consider the people who were forced to leave Judah to be like these good figs. I sent them away from this place. I forced them to go to Babylon.

“ Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans.

“ 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.

“ This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Like these good figs, so I regard as good the exiles from Judah I sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans.

“ This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says:‘ Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans.

“ Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel:‘ Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge those who are carried away captive from Judah, whom I have sent out of this place for their own good, into the land of the Chaldeans.

Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so will I regard the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans, for good.

“ This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Like these good figs, so I regard as good the exiles from Judah I sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans.

Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for[ their] good.

“ Yahweh, the God of Israel says:‘ Like these good figs, so I will regard the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans, for good.

Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire; I will refine them like silver is refined and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name and I will answer; I will say,‘ These are my people,’ and they will say,‘ The LORD is my God.’”

The LORD is good– indeed, he is a fortress in time of distress, and he protects those who seek refuge in him.

And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?“ My son, do not scorn the Lord’s discipline or give up when he corrects you.“ For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.”Endure your suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?But if you do not experience discipline, something all sons have shared in, then you are illegitimate and are not sons.Besides, we have experienced discipline from our earthly fathers and we respected them; shall we not submit ourselves all the more to the Father of spirits and receive life?For they disciplined us for a little while as seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit, that we may share his holiness.

And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,

But if someone loves God, he is known by God.

My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

However, God’s solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal:“ The Lord knows those who are his,” and“ Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from evil.”

All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!

Before I was afflicted I used to stray off, but now I keep your instructions.

But now that you have come to know God( or rather to be known by God), how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless basic forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?

fed you in the desert with manna( which your ancestors had never before known) so that he might by humbling you test you and eventually bring good to you.

But he replied,‘ I tell you the truth, I do not know you!’

How blessed is the one whom you instruct, O LORD, the one whom you teach from your law,in order to protect him from times of trouble, until the wicked are destroyed.Certainly the LORD does not forsake his people; he does not abandon the nation that belongs to him.

It was good for me to suffer, so that I might learn your statutes.