Jeremiah 24:5-7 interprets the good figs as the exiles God will restore — the direct meaning of the vision's symbol.

In Jeremiah 24:8-10, the bad figs represent the opposite group — directly contrasting the good figs of verse 2.

Jeremiah 29:16 directly identifies the bad figs as the people left in Jerusalem, clarifying the metaphor within the same prophecy.

In Micah 7:1, the same 'firstripe fig' appears but as a lament for absence of good fruit — contrasting with Jeremiah's good figs present.

In Isaiah 5:4, God expects good grapes from his vineyard but gets wild grapes — parallel to God expecting good figs from His people.

In Isaiah 28:4, 'hasty fruit' (early fig) symbolizes fleeting glory — a parallel metaphor for something valuable but transient.

In Ezekiel 15:2-5, useless vine wood is fit only for fire — parallel to the bad figs that cannot be eaten, both rejected.

Hosea 9:10 uses the same 'first-ripe fig' imagery to describe Israel's early devotion — a parallel metaphor for something good initially.

In Matthew 5:13, salt losing its saltiness is thrown out — parallel to bad figs being worthless and rejected.