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Jeremiah 52:12-23
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12 On the tenth[a] day of the fifth month,[b] in the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard[c] who served[d] the king of Babylon, arrived in Jerusalem. 13 He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem, including every large house. 14 The whole Babylonian army that came with the captain of the royal guard tore down the walls that surrounded Jerusalem. 15 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, took into exile some of the poor,[e] the rest of the people who remained in the city, those who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen. 16 But he[f] left behind some of the poor[g] and gave them fields and vineyards.

17 The Babylonians broke the two bronze pillars in the temple of the Lord, as well as the movable stands and the large bronze basin called “The Sea.”[h] They took all the bronze to Babylon. 18 They also took the pots, shovels,[i] trimming shears,[j] basins, pans, and all the bronze utensils used by the priests.[k] 19 The captain of the royal guard took the gold and silver bowls, censers,[l] basins, pots, lampstands, pans, and vessels.[m] 20 The bronze of the items that King Solomon made for the Lord’s temple (including the two pillars, the large bronze basin called “The Sea,” the twelve bronze bulls under “The Sea,” and the movable stands[n]) was too heavy to be weighed. 21 Each of the pillars was about 27 feet[o] high, about 18 feet[p] in circumference, three inches[q] thick, and hollow. 22 The bronze top of one pillar was about 7½ feet[r] high and had bronze latticework and pomegranate-shaped ornaments all around it. The second pillar with its pomegranate-shaped ornaments was like it. 23 There were 96 pomegranate-shaped ornaments on the sides; in all there were 100 pomegranate-shaped ornaments over the latticework that went around it.

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  1. Jeremiah 52:12 tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 25:8 has “seventh.”
  2. Jeremiah 52:12 sn The tenth day of the month would have been August 17, 586 b.c. in modern reckoning.
  3. Jeremiah 52:12 tn For the meaning of this phrase see BDB 371 s.v. טַבָּח 2 and compare the usage in Gen 39:1.
  4. Jeremiah 52:12 tn Heb “stood before.”
  5. Jeremiah 52:15 tn Heb “poor of the people.”
  6. Jeremiah 52:16 tn Heb “Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard.” However, the subject is clear from the preceding, and modern English style would normally avoid repeating the proper name and title.
  7. Jeremiah 52:16 tn Heb “poor of the land.”
  8. Jeremiah 52:17 sn For discussion of the items listed here, see the study notes at Jer 27:19.
  9. Jeremiah 52:18 sn These shovels were used to clean the altar.
  10. Jeremiah 52:18 sn These trimming shears were used to trim the wicks of the lamps.
  11. Jeremiah 52:18 tn Heb “with which they served (or “fulfilled their duty”).”
  12. Jeremiah 52:19 sn The censers held the embers used for the incense offerings.
  13. Jeremiah 52:19 sn These vessels were used for drink offerings.
  14. Jeremiah 52:20 tc The translation follows the LXX (Greek version), which reflects the description in 1 Kgs 7:25-26. The Hebrew text reads, “the twelve bronze bulls under the movable stands.” הַיָּם (hayyam, “The Sea”) has been accidentally omitted by homoioarcton; note that the following form, הַמְּכֹנוֹת (hammekhonot, “the movable stands”), also begins with the article.
  15. Jeremiah 52:21 tn Heb “18 cubits.” A “cubit” was a unit of measure, approximately equivalent to a foot and a half.
  16. Jeremiah 52:21 tn Heb “12 cubits.” A “cubit” was a unit of measure, approximately equivalent to a foot and a half.
  17. Jeremiah 52:21 tn Heb “four fingers.”
  18. Jeremiah 52:22 tn Heb “5 cubits.” A “cubit” was a unit of measure, approximately equivalent to a foot and a half.
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Jeremiah 52:12-23
International Standard Version

The Destruction of the Temple

12 In the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month—it was the nineteenth year of the reign of[a] King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon—Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard who served[b] the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. 13 He burned the Lord’s Temple, the king’s house, and all the houses in Jerusalem. He also burned every public building[c] with fire. 14 All the Chaldean troops who were with the captain of the guard tore down all the walls around Jerusalem. 15 Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest of the people, the rest of the people left in the city, the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen. 16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest people of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.[d]

17 The Chaldeans broke in pieces the bronze pillars that were in the Lord’s Temple and the stands and the bronze sea that were in the Lord’s Temple, and they carried all the[e] bronze to Babylon. 18 They took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the basins, the pans, and all the bronze utensils that were used in the temple service. 19 The captain of the guard took away the bowls, the fire pans, the basins, the pots, the lamp stands, the pans, and the bowls for libations, both those made of gold and those made of silver. 20 There was too much bronze to weigh in the two pillars, the one sea, the twelve bronze oxen that were under the sea,[f] and the stands which King Solomon had made for the Lord’s Temple. 21 Each of the pillars was twelve cubits[g] high and its circumference twelve cubits.[h] It was hollow and about a handbreadth[i] thick. 22 On each pillar[j] was a capital of bronze, and the height of each capital was five cubits.[k] Latticework and pomegranates, all of bronze, were all around the capital. And the second pillar was like this, including the pomegranates. 23 There were 96 pomegranates open to view.[l] In all, there were 100 pomegranates all around the latticework.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 52:12 The Heb. lacks the reign of
  2. Jeremiah 52:12 Lit. who stood before
  3. Jeremiah 52:13 Or He burned every large house
  4. Jeremiah 52:16 Lit. tillers
  5. Jeremiah 52:17 Lit. their bronze
  6. Jeremiah 52:20 The Heb. lacks the sea
  7. Jeremiah 52:21 I.e. about eighteen feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  8. Jeremiah 52:21 Lit. a line of twelve cubits would surround it;i.e. about eighteen feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  9. Jeremiah 52:21 Lit. four fingers
  10. Jeremiah 52:22 Lit. on it
  11. Jeremiah 52:22 I.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  12. Jeremiah 52:23 Or evenly spread
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