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Jeremiah 52:19-21
New English Translation
Jeremiah 52:19-21
New English Translation
19 The captain of the royal guard took the gold and silver bowls, censers,[a] basins, pots, lampstands, pans, and vessels.[b] 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[c]) was too heavy to be weighed. 21 Each of the pillars was about 27 feet[d] high, about 18 feet[e] in circumference, three inches[f] thick, and hollow.
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- Jeremiah 52:19 sn The censers held the embers used for the incense offerings.
- Jeremiah 52:19 sn These vessels were used for drink offerings.
- 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.
- Jeremiah 52:21 tn Heb “18 cubits.” A “cubit” was a unit of measure, approximately equivalent to a foot and a half.
- Jeremiah 52:21 tn Heb “12 cubits.” A “cubit” was a unit of measure, approximately equivalent to a foot and a half.
- Jeremiah 52:21 tn Heb “four fingers.”
Jeremiah 52:19-21
New International Version
Jeremiah 52:19-21
New International Version
19 The commander of the imperial guard took away the basins, censers,(A) sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands,(B) dishes(C) and bowls used for drink offerings(D)—all that were made of pure gold or silver.(E)
20 The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the twelve bronze bulls(F) under it, and the movable stands, which King Solomon had made for the temple of the Lord, was more than could be weighed.(G) 21 Each pillar was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference[a]; each was four fingers thick, and hollow.(H)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 52:21 That is, about 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference or about 8.1 meters high and 5.4 meters in circumference
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