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Jeremiah 52

Jeremiah 52:20

The Temple Destroyed · Jeremiah 52:12–23
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Translations

Modern
As for the two pillars, the Sea, the twelve bronze bulls under it, and the movable stands that King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure.
Traditional
The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the Lord: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
Literal
The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze bulls that were under it, and the carts that king Solomon had made for the house of YHWH. There was no weighing of the bronze of all these articles.
Latin
…et columnas duas, et mare unum, et vitulos duodecim æreos qui erant sub basibus quas fecerat rex Salomon in domo Domini. Non erat pondus æris omnium horum vasorum.

Original

Hebrew
English
As for the two pillars, the Sea, the twelve bronze bulls under it, and the movable stands that King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure.

Notes

Jeremiah 52:17–23

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

Jeremiah 52:12–21

  • 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.

Jeremiah 52:1–34

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

People

Solomon: Son of David, king of Israel, known for his wisdom

Glossary

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

Topics

Bullock: Twelve Bronze, Under the Molten Sea in Solomon's Temple Jerusalem: Captured and Pillaged by Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon Laver: Broken and Carried Away to Babylon by the Chaldeans Month: (Number Only Mentioned): Temple Destroyed In Nebuzaradan : Commands the Assyrian Army Which Besieged Jerusalem and Carried the Inhabitants to Babylon Pillar: Broken and Carried to Babylon Solomon: Builds the Temple Temple: Solomon's: Destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, and the Valuable Contents Carried to Babylon Zedekiah: Nebuchadnezzar Destroys the City and Temple