Jeremiah 24:5-6
5“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. 6I will look after their welfare ▼ and will restore them to this land. There I will build them up and will not tear them down. I will plant them firmly in the land ▼▼ The words “There” and “firmly in the land” are not in the text but are implicit from the connection and the metaphor. They are supplied in the translation for clarity.
and will not uproot them. ▼
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