Jeremiah 52
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Jeremiah 52:12-24

12On the tenthH6218H2320 day of the fifthH2549 monthH2320, in the nineteenthH8672H6240H8141 yearH8141 of Nebuchadnezzar’sH5019 reignH4428 over BabylonH894, NebuzaradanH5018 captainH7227 of the guardH2876, a servantH5975H6440 of the kingH4428 of BabylonH894, enteredH935 JerusalemH3389. 13He burned downH8313 the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068, the royalH4428 palaceH1004, and allH3605 the housesH1004 of JerusalemH3389—everyH3605 significantH1419 buildingH1004. 14AndH853 the wholeH3605 armyH2428 of the ChaldeansH3778 underH854 the captainH7227 of the guardH2876 broke downH5422 allH3605 the wallsH2346 aroundH5439 JerusalemH3389.

15Then NebuzaradanH5018 captainH7227 of the guardH2876 carried into exileH1540 some of the poorestH1803 peopleH5971 andH853 those who remainedH3499H5971H7604 in the cityH5892, along withH853 the desertersH5307 whoH834 had defectedH5307 toH413 the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 and the restH3499 of the craftsmenH525. 16But NebuzaradanH5018 captainH7227 of the guardH2876 left behindH7604 some of the poorestH1803 of the landH776 to tend the vineyardsH3755 and fieldsH3009.

17MoreoverH853, the ChaldeansH3778 broke upH7665 the bronzeH5178 pillarsH5982 andH853 standsH4350 and the bronzeH5178 SeaH3220 in the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068, and they carriedH5375 allH3605 the bronzeH5178 to BabylonH894. 18They alsoH853 took awayH3947 the potsH5518, shovelsH3257, wick trimmersH4212, sprinkling bowlsH4219, dishesH3709, and allH3605 the articlesH3627 of bronzeH5178 used in the temple serviceH8334. 19The captainH7227 of the guardH2876 also took awayH3947 the basinsH5592, censersH4289, sprinkling bowlsH4219, potsH5518, lampstandsH4501, pansH3709, and drink offering bowlsH4518—anythingH834 made of pure goldH2091 or fine silverH3701.

20As for the twoH8147 pillarsH5982, theH259 SeaH3220, the twelveH8147H6240 bronzeH5178 bullsH1241 under itH8478, and the movable standsH4350 thatH834 KingH4428 SolomonH8010 had madeH6213 for the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068H3808, the weightH4948 of the bronzeH5178 from allH3605 theseH428 articlesH3627 was beyond measureH1961. 21EachH259 pillarH5982 was eighteenH8083H6240 cubitsH520 tallH6967H5982 and twelveH8147H6240 cubitsH520 in circumferenceH5437;1 each was hollowH5014, fourH702 fingersH676 thickH5672.2 22The bronzeH5178 capitalH3805 atopH5921 oneH259 pillar was fiveH2568 cubitsH520 highH6967,3 with a networkH7639 of bronzeH5178 pomegranatesH7416 all aroundH5439H3605. The secondH8145 pillarH5982, with its pomegranatesH7416, was similarH428. 23Each capital had ninety-sixH8673H8337 pomegranatesH7416 on the sidesH7307, and a total ofH3605 a hundredH3967 pomegranatesH7416 were aboveH5921 the surroundingH5439 networkH7639.

24The captainH7227 of the guardH2876 also took awayH3947 SeraiahH8304 the chiefH7218 priestH3548, ZephaniahH6846 the priestH3548 of second rankH4932, and the threeH7969 doorkeepersH8104H5592.

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Notes

  1. 1. Jeremiah 52:21 Each pillar was approximately 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference (8.2 meters high and 5.5 meters in circumference). ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 52:21 4 fingers is approximately 2.9 inches or 7.4 centimeters. ↩
  3. 3. Jeremiah 52:22 5 cubits is approximately 7.5 feet or 2.3 meters. ↩

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