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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Each of the pillars was 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference. They were hollow, with walls 3 inches thick.

Context of Jeremiah 52:21

19The commander of the imperial guard took away the basins, censers, sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands, dishes and bowls used for drink offerings—all that were made of pure gold or silver. 20The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the twelve bronze bulls under it, and the movable stands, which King Solomon had made for the temple of the Lord, was more than could be weighed. Each pillar was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference; each was four fingers thick, and hollow. 22The bronze capital on top of one pillar was five cubits high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar. 23There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; the total number of pomegranates above the surrounding network was a hundred.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• the pillarsעַמּוּד‛ammûd ‛ammûd · pillarH5982
• the heightקוֹמָהqômâh · heightH6967
• of oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• eighteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• eighteenשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• and a filletחוּטchûţ · threadH2339
• of twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• did compassסָבַבsâbab · to turn: surroundH5437
• it; and the thicknessעֲבִי‛ăbîy ‛ŏbîy · thicknessH5672
• fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• fingersאֶצְבַּע'etsba‛ · fingerH676
• hollowנָבַבnâbab · be hollowH5014

Cross-references for Jeremiah 52:21

• 1 Kings 7:15He cast two bronze pillars, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
• 2 Kings 25:17Each pillar was eighteen cubits high. The bronze capital on top of one pillar was three cubits high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its network, was similar.
• 2 Chronicles 3:15For the front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits long, each with a capital five cubits high.

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

In the dictionaries

• Diet
• Fillets
• Jachin and Boaz
• Kings, The Books of
• Feasts and Fasts
• Fillet
• Finger (1)
• Finger (2)
• Hollow
• Jeremiah (2)

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