4. Then the lord gave me this message:
5. “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.
6. 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.
7. 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.