Jeremiah 52:21

Jeremiah 52:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.
• New International Version (NIV)Each pillar was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference; each was four fingers thick, and hollow.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, its circumference was twelve cubits, and its thickness was four fingers, and it was hollow.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now concerning the pillars: the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, a measuring line of twelve cubits could measure its circumference, and its thickness was four fingers; it was hollow.

Context of Jeremiah 52:21

19And the cups, and the firepans, and the basins, and the pots, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the bowls—that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver,—the captain of the guard took away. 20The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve brazen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made for the house of Jehovah—the brass of all these vessels was without weight. And as for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow. 22And a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the one capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and the second pillar also had like unto these, and pomegranates. 23And there were ninety and six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the network round about.

Jeremiah 52:21 word by word

וְהָעַמּוּדִ֗ים שְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה אַמָּה֙ קוֹמַת֙ הָעַמֻּ֣ד הָאֶחָ֔ד וְח֛וּט שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה אַמָּ֖ה יְסֻבֶּ֑נּוּ וְעָבְי֛וֹ אַרְבַּ֥ע אַצְבָּע֖וֹת נָבֽוּב׃Read the interlinear

• pillarsעַמּוּד‛ammûd ‛ammûd · pillarH5982
• heightקוֹמָהqômâh · heightH6967
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• lineחוּטchûţ · threadH2339
• thicknessעֲבִי‛ăbîy ‛ŏbîy · thicknessH5672
• fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• fingersאֶצְבַּע'etsba‛ · fingerH676
• hollowנָבַבnâbab · be hollowH5014

Cross-references for Jeremiah 52:21

• 1 Kings 7:15For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits compassed either of them about.
• 2 Kings 25:17The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with network.
• 2 Chronicles 3:15Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 52:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21The fillet means a measuring line; the pillars were 12 cubits, i. e., 18 feet, in circumference, and thus the diameter would be 5 feet 9 inches. As the brass was four fingers, i. e., scarcely four inches thick, the hollow center would be more than five feet in diameter.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-23Verses 12-23 The Chaldean army made woful havoc. But nothing is so particularly related here, as the carrying away of the articles in the temple. The remembrance of their beauty and value shows us the more the evil of sin.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21Jeremiah included the phrase and twelve cubits in circumference in the last sentence (see 2 Kings 25:17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. eighteen cubits--but in 2Ch 3:15, it is "thirty-five cubits." The discrepancy is thus removed. Each pillar was eighteen common cubits. The two together, deducting the base, were thirty-five, as stated in 2Ch 3:15 [Grotius]. Other ways (for example, by reference to the difference between the common and the sacred cubit) are proposed: though we are not able positively to decide now which is the true way, at least those proposed do show that the…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 52:21

• Fingerbreadth
• Handbreadth
• Jerusalem
• Measure
• Month
• Nebuzaradan (Nebuzar-Adan)
• Pillar
• Temple
• Zedekiah

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 52

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings