Jeremiah 24:8-10

New International Reader's Version

⁸ “ ‘But there are also bad figs. In fact, they are so bad they can’t be eaten,’ says the Lord. ‘Zedekiah, the king of Judah, is like these bad figs. So are his officials and the people of Jerusalem who are still left alive. I will punish them whether they remain in this land or live in Egypt. ⁹ I will make all the kingdoms on earth displeased with them. In fact, they will hate them a great deal. They will shake their heads at them. They will curse them and make fun of them. All this will happen no matter where I force them to go. ¹⁰ I will send war, hunger and plague against them. They will be destroyed from the land I gave them and their people of long ago.’ ”