Jeremiah 52
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Jeremiah 52:12-24

121Now on the tenthH6218 day of the fifthH2549 monthH2320, whichH1931 was the 2nineteenthH8672H6240 yearH8141 of KingH4428 NebuchadnezzarH5019, kingH4428 of BabylonH894, 3NebuzaradanH5018 the captainH7227 of the bodyguardH2876, who 4wasH5975H6440 inH5975H6440 theH5975H6440 serviceH5975H6440 ofH5975H6440 the kingH4428 of BabylonH894, cameH935 to JerusalemH3389. 13And he 5burnedH8313 the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, the 6king’sH4428 houseH1004, and allH3605 the housesH1004 of JerusalemH3389; even everyH3605 largeH1419 houseH1004 he burnedH8313 with fireH784. 14So the entireH3605 armyH2428 of the ChaldeansH3778 whoH834 were with the captainH7227 of the guardH2876 7toreH5422 downH5422 allH3605 the wallsH2346 aroundH5439 JerusalemH3389. 15Then NebuzaradanH5018 the captainH7227 of the guardH2876 8tookH1540 intoH1540 exileH1540 someH4480 of the poorestH1803 of the peopleH5971, the restH3499 of the peopleH5971 who were leftH7604 in the cityH5892, the 9desertersH5307 whoH834 had desertedH5307 to the kingH4428 of BabylonH894, and the restH3499 of the craftsmenH525. 16But 10NebuzaradanH5018 the captainH7227 of the guardH2876 leftH7604 someH4480 of the poorestH1803 of the landH776 to be vinedressersH3755 and farmersH3009.

17Now the bronzeH5178 11pillarsH5982 whichH834 belonged to the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 and the 12standsH4350 and the bronzeH5178 1314seaH3220, whichH834 were in the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, the ChaldeansH3778 smashedH7665 toH7665 piecesH7665 and carriedH5375 allH3605 their bronzeH5178 to BabylonH894. 18They also tookH3947 the 15potsH5518, the shovelsH3257, the snuffersH4212, the basinsH4219, the 16pansH3709, and allH3605 the bronzeH5178 vesselsH3627 whichH834 were usedH8334 in templeH8334 serviceH8334. 19The captainH7227 of the guardH2876 also tookH3947 the 17bowlsH5592, the firepansH4289, the basinsH4219, the potsH5518, the lampstandsH4501, the 18pansH3709, and the drinkH4518 offeringH4518 bowlsH4518, whateverH834 was fineH2091 goldH2091, and whateverH834 was fineH3701 silverH3701. 20The twoH8147 pillarsH5982, the oneH259 19seaH3220, and the twelveH8147H6240 bronzeH5178 bullsH1241 that were underH8478 20the seaH3220, and the standsH4350, whichH834 KingH4428 SolomonH8010 had madeH6213 for the houseH1004 of the LordH3068--the bronzeH5178 of allH3605 theseH428 vesselsH3627 was 21beyondH3808 weightH4948. 21As for the pillarsH5982, the 22heightH6967 of eachH259 pillarH5982 was 23eighteenH8083H6240 cubitsH520, and 24it was twelveH8147H6240 cubitsH520 in 25circumferenceH5437H2339 and fourH702 fingersH676 in thicknessH5672, and hollowH5014. 22Also, a 26capitalH3805 of bronzeH5178 was on topH5921 of it; and the heightH6967 of eachH259 capitalH3805 was 27fiveH2568 cubitsH520, with latticeworkH7639 and 28pomegranatesH7416 on the capitalH3805 allH5439 aroundH5439, allH3605 of bronzeH5178. And the secondH8145 pillarH5982 was like theseH428, including pomegranatesH7416. 23There were ninety-sixH8673H8337 29exposedH7307 pomegranatesH7416; allH3605 30the pomegranatesH7416 numbered a hundredH3967 on the latticeworkH7639 allH5439 aroundH5439.

24Then the captainH7227 of the guardH2876 tookH3947 31SeraiahH8304 the chiefH7218 priestH3548 and 32ZephaniahH6846 the secondH4932 priestH3548, with the threeH7969 3334officersH8104 of the templeH5592.

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Notes

  1. 1. Jeremiah 52:12 2 Kin 25:8-21; Zech 7:5; 8:19 ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 52:12 2 Kin 24:12; 25:8; Jer 52:29 ↩
  3. 3. Jeremiah 52:12 Jer 39:9 ↩
  4. 4. Jeremiah 52:12 Lit stood before the king ↩
  5. 5. Jeremiah 52:13 1 Kin 9:8; 2 Kin 25:9; 2 Chr 36:19; Ps 74:6-8; 79:1; Is 64:10, 11; Lam 2:7; Mic 3:12 ↩
  6. 6. Jeremiah 52:13 Jer 39:8 ↩
  7. 7. Jeremiah 52:14 2 Kin 25:10; Neh 1:3 ↩
  8. 8. Jeremiah 52:15 2 Kin 25:11 ↩
  9. 9. Jeremiah 52:15 Jer 39:9 ↩
  10. 10. Jeremiah 52:16 2 Kin 25:12; Jer 39:10; 40:2-6 ↩
  11. 11. Jeremiah 52:17 1 Kin 7:15-22; 2 Kin 25:13; Jer 27:19-22; 52:20-23 ↩
  12. 12. Jeremiah 52:17 1 Kin 7:27-37 ↩
  13. 13. Jeremiah 52:17 I.e., large basin ↩
  14. 14. Jeremiah 52:17 1 Kin 7:23-26 ↩
  15. 15. Jeremiah 52:18 Ex 27:3; 1 Kin 7:40, 45; 2 Kin 25:14 ↩
  16. 16. Jeremiah 52:18 Or spoons for incense ↩
  17. 17. Jeremiah 52:19 1 Kin 7:49, 50; 2 Kin 25:15 ↩
  18. 18. Jeremiah 52:19 Or spoons for incense ↩
  19. 19. Jeremiah 52:20 As in LXX and Syriac; MT omits the sea; i.e., large basin ↩
  20. 20. Jeremiah 52:20 As in LXX and Syriac; MT omits the sea; i.e., large basin ↩
  21. 21. Jeremiah 52:20 1 Kin 7:47; 2 Kin 25:16 ↩
  22. 22. Jeremiah 52:21 1 Kin 7:15; 2 Kin 25:17; 2 Chr 3:15 ↩
  23. 23. Jeremiah 52:21 About 27 ft. high and 18 ft. in circumference or 8 m and 5.4 m ↩
  24. 24. Jeremiah 52:21 Lit a thread of 12 cubits would encircle it ↩
  25. 25. Jeremiah 52:21 1 Kin 7:15; 2 Kin 25:17; 2 Chr 3:15 ↩
  26. 26. Jeremiah 52:22 1 Kin 7:16; 2 Kin 25:17 ↩
  27. 27. Jeremiah 52:22 About 7.5 ft. or 2.3 m ↩
  28. 28. Jeremiah 52:22 1 Kin 7:20, 42 ↩
  29. 29. Jeremiah 52:23 Lit windward ↩
  30. 30. Jeremiah 52:23 1 Kin 7:20 ↩
  31. 31. Jeremiah 52:24 2 Kin 25:18; 1 Chr 6:14; Ezra 7:1 ↩
  32. 32. Jeremiah 52:24 2 Kin 25:18; Jer 21:1; 29:25, 29; 37:3 ↩
  33. 33. Jeremiah 52:24 Lit keepers of the door ↩
  34. 34. Jeremiah 52:24 1 Chr 9:19; Jer 35:4 ↩

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