New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 52:21
21As for the pillars, the 1height of each pillar was eighteen 2cubits, and 3it was twelve cubits in 4circumference and four fingers in thickness, and hollow.
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
19The captain of the guard also took away the bowls, the firepans, the basins, the pots, the lampstands, the pans and the drink offering bowls, what was fine gold and what was fine silver. 20The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze bulls that were under the sea, and the stands, which King Solomon had made for the house of the Lord--the bronze of all these vessels was beyond weight. As for the pillars, the height of each pillar was eighteen cubits, and it was twelve cubits in circumference and four fingers in thickness, and hollow. 22Now a capital of bronze was on it; and the height of each capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital all around, all of bronze. And the second pillar was like these, including pomegranates. 23There were ninety-six exposed pomegranates; all the pomegranates numbered a hundred on the network all around.
Read all of Jeremiah 52Jeremiah 52:21 word by word
וְהָעַמּוּדִ֗ים שְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה אַמָּה֙ קוֹמַת֙ הָעַמֻּ֣ד הָאֶחָ֔ד וְח֛וּט שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה אַמָּ֖ה יְסֻבֶּ֑נּוּ וְעָבְי֛וֹ אַרְבַּ֥ע אַצְבָּע֖וֹת נָבֽוּב׃Read the interlinear
- As for the pillarsעַמּוּד‛ammûd ‛ammûd · pillarH5982
- heightקוֹמָהqômâh · heightH6967
- of eachאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- eighteenשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
- eighteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
- cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
- twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- circumferenceסָבַבsâbab · to turn: surroundH5437
- circumferenceחוּטchûţ · threadH2339
- and fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
- fingersאֶצְבַּע'etsba‛ · fingerH676
- in thicknessעֲבִי‛ăbîy ‛ŏbîy · thicknessH5672
- hollowנָבַבnâbab · be hollowH5014
Cross-references for Jeremiah 52:21
- 1 Kings 7:15He fashioned the two pillars of bronze; eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both.
- 2 Kings 25:17The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a bronze capital was on it; the height of the capital was three cubits, with a network and pomegranates on the capital all around, all of bronze. And the second pillar was like these with network.
- 2 Chronicles 3:15He also made two pillars for the front of the house, thirty-five cubits high, and the capital on the top of each 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
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Notes
- 1. Jeremiah 52:21 1 Kin 7:15; 2 Kin 25:17; 2 Chr 3:15 ↩
- 2. Jeremiah 52:21 I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in. ↩
- 3. Jeremiah 52:21 Lit a line of 12 cubits would encircle it ↩
- 4. Jeremiah 52:21 1 Kin 7:15; 2 Kin 25:17; 2 Chr 3:15 ↩
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
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