Jeremiah 52:19

The Temple Destroyed · Jeremiah 52:12–23
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Translations

Modern
The captain of the guard also took away the basins, censers, sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands, pans, and drink offering bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver.
Traditional
And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away.
Literal
And the basins, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the pots, and the lampstands, and the spoons, and the cups—that which was pure gold and that which was pure silver, the captain of the guards took away.
Latin
…et hydrias, et thymiamateria, et urceos, et pelves, et candelabra, et mortaria, et cyathos, quotquot aurea, aurea, et quotquot argentea, argentea, tulit magister militiæ:

Original

Hebrew
English
The captain of the guard also took away the basins, censers, sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands, pans, and drink offering bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver.

Notes

This section provides a more detailed list of Temple furnishings than 1 Kings 6:1–38.

  • This section provides details not in 2 Kings 25. The Babylonians took great wealth by stealing all the precious metals from the Temple before burning it.

  • The Babylonian looters broke large metal items into pieces to load them onto wagons and transport them.

  • Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick: These words are added to the 2 Kings 25 text.

This chapter retells the story from 2 Kings 24:18–25:30, describing Jerusalem's last month, with some added details and changes. Repeating this passage highlights Jeremiah's honesty as a true prophet of God. Everything Jeremiah predicted about the city's destruction and the end of Judah's kingdom happened. Similarly, his predictions about the Exile, the hardships of the survivors in Babylon, and their return also came true.

Events

Parallels

2 Kings 25:8–17

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Diblah Diblath Kings, Books of First and Second Nebuzaradan Temple

Topics

Caldron in the Temple Candlestick of the Temple: Taken with Other Spoils to Babylon Cup: Made of Gold Gold: Altar Lamps, and Other Articles Made of Jerusalem: Captured and Pillaged by Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon Month: (Number Only Mentioned): Temple Destroyed In Nebuzaradan : Commands the Assyrian Army Which Besieged Jerusalem and Carried the Inhabitants to Babylon Temple: Solomon's: Destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, and the Valuable Contents Carried to Babylon Zedekiah: Nebuchadnezzar Destroys the City and Temple