Jeremiah 24:8 - Exposition

And as the evil figs . (So Jeremiah 29:16 .) That dwell in the land of Egypt. Those who had fled thither during the war (comp. Jeremiah 42:1-22 ; Jeremiah 43:1-13 .); hardly those who had been carried captive to Egypt with Jehoahaz, who would presumably have been of the better sort, such as are symbolized by the good figs.