Text: Jeremiah 29:9
OT Text Referred to: Jeremiah 24:8
Subject: trouble for the bad figs
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Echo
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Jeremiah 29:9 warns the exiles about false prophets — "They are prophesying falsely in My name; I did not send them" — which connects to the bad-figs vision of Jeremiah 24:8, where those who remain in Jerusalem (influenced by false prophetic optimism) are condemned. The false prophets in Babylon promise quick return, paralleling the false prophets in Jerusalem who promise that exile will be brief and the temple vessels swiftly restored. Both passages expose the danger of prophetic deception: in chapter 24, those who listen to false reassurance become "bad figs" destined for judgment, and in chapter 29, the exiles are warned not to fall into the same trap by heeding unauthorized prophets who claim divine authority they do not possess.