“ You are the salt of the earth. But suppose the salt loses its saltiness. How can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything. It will be thrown out. People will walk all over it.
“ Salt is good. But suppose it loses its saltiness. How can it be made salty again?It is not good for the soil. And it is not good for the trash pile. It will be thrown out.“ Whoever has ears should listen.”
“‘ But there are also bad figs. In fact, they are so bad they can’t be eaten,’ says the Lord.‘ Zedekiah, the king of Judah, is like these bad figs. So are his officials and the people of Jerusalem who are still left alive. I will punish them whether they remain in this land or live in Egypt.