New International Version

Jeremiah 24:1-2 New International Version (NIV)

1. After Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim king of Judah and the officials, the skilled workers and the artisans of Judah were carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Lord showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the Lord.

2. 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.