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12 (A)Now on the tenth day of the fifth month, which was the (B)nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, (C)Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard, who stood before the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. 13 And he (D)burned the house of Yahweh, the (E)king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; even every large house he burned with fire. 14 So all the military force of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard (F)tore down all the walls around Jerusalem. 15 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard (G)took away into exile some of the poorest of the people, the rest of the people who remained in the city, the [a](H)defectors who had defected to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the artisans. 16 But (I)Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had some of the poorest of the land remain to be vinedressers and [b]plowmen.

17 Now the bronze (J)pillars which belonged to the house of Yahweh and the (K)stands and the bronze (L)sea, which were in the house of Yahweh, the Chaldeans shattered and carried all their bronze to Babylon. 18 They also took away the (M)pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the bowls, the [c]pans, and all the bronze vessels which were used to minister. 19 And the captain of the guard also took away the (N)cups, the firepans, the bowls, the pots, the lampstands, the [d]pans, and the offering bowls, what was fine gold and what was fine silver. 20 The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze bulls that were under [e]the sea, and the stands, which King Solomon had made for the house of Yahweh—the bronze of all these vessels was (O)beyond weight. 21 As for the pillars, the (P)height of each pillar was [f]eighteen cubits, and [g]it was twelve cubits in (Q)circumference and four fingers in thickness, and hollow. 22 Now a (R)capital of bronze was on it; and the height of each capital was five cubits, with network and (S)pomegranates upon the capital all around, all of bronze. And the second pillar was like these, including pomegranates. 23 There were ninety-six [h]exposed pomegranates; all (T)the pomegranates numbered one hundred on the network all around.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 52:15 Lit fallers who had fallen
  2. Jeremiah 52:16 Or unpaid laborers
  3. Jeremiah 52:18 Or spoons for incense
  4. Jeremiah 52:19 Or spoons for incense
  5. Jeremiah 52:20 As in Gr and Syr; Heb omits the sea
  6. Jeremiah 52:21 Approx. 27 ft. high and 18 ft. in circumference or 8 m and 5.4 m
  7. Jeremiah 52:21 Lit a line of 12 cubits would encircle it
  8. Jeremiah 52:23 Lit windward

The Temple and City Plundered and Burned

12 (A)Now in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month ((B)which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), (C)Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, who served the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. 13 He burned the house of the Lord and the king’s house; all the houses of Jerusalem, that is, all the houses of the great, he burned with fire. 14 And all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard broke down all the walls of Jerusalem all around. 15 (D)Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive some of the poor people, the rest of the people who remained in the city, the defectors who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen. 16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poor of the land as vinedressers and farmers.

17 (E)The (F)bronze pillars that were in the house of the Lord, and the carts and the bronze Sea that were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and carried all their bronze to Babylon. 18 They also took away (G)the pots, the shovels, the trimmers, the [a]bowls, the spoons, and all the bronze utensils with which the priests ministered. 19 The basins, the firepans, the bowls, the pots, the lampstands, the spoons, and the cups, whatever was solid gold and whatever was solid silver, the captain of the guard took away. 20 The two pillars, one Sea, the twelve bronze bulls which were under it, and the carts, which King Solomon had made for the house of the Lord(H)the bronze of all these articles was beyond measure. 21 Now concerning the (I)pillars: the height of one pillar was eighteen [b]cubits, a measuring line of twelve cubits could measure its circumference, and its thickness was [c]four fingers; it was hollow. 22 A capital of bronze was on it; and the height of one capital was five cubits, with a network and pomegranates all around the capital, all of bronze. The second pillar, with pomegranates was the same. 23 There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; (J)all the pomegranates, all around on the network, were one hundred.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 52:18 basins
  2. Jeremiah 52:21 18 inches each
  3. Jeremiah 52:21 3 inches