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21 Each of the pillars was twelve cubits[a] high and its circumference twelve cubits.[b] It was hollow and about a handbreadth[c] thick. 22 On each pillar[d] was a capital of bronze, and the height of each capital was five cubits.[e] 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.[f] In all, there were 100 pomegranates all around the latticework.

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  1. Jeremiah 52:21 I.e. about eighteen feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  2. Jeremiah 52:21 Lit. a line of twelve cubits would surround it;i.e. about eighteen feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  3. Jeremiah 52:21 Lit. four fingers
  4. Jeremiah 52:22 Lit. on it
  5. Jeremiah 52:22 I.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  6. Jeremiah 52:23 Or evenly spread

21 Each pillar was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference[a]; each was four fingers thick, and hollow.(A) 22 The bronze capital(B) on top of one pillar was five cubits[b] high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates(C) of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar. 23 There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; the total number of pomegranates(D) above the surrounding network was a hundred.(E)

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  1. 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
  2. Jeremiah 52:22 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters