Jeremiah 27:19
in Jeremiah 27For this is what the LORD of Hosts says about the pillars, the sea, the bases, and the rest of the articles that remain in this city,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
For thus saith Jehovah of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that are left in this city,
KJV
For thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city,
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This verse in Jeremiah 27
Commentary
6 notes on this verseFor thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the pillars,.... The pillars of brass that stood in the temple; the one called Boaz, and the other Jachin, 1Ki 7:15; and concerning the sea; the sea of molten brass, which stood upon twelve oxen, 1Ki 7:23; and concerning the bases: the ten bases, which also were made of brass, 1Ki 7:27; and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city; in the king's palace, and in the houses of the noblemen, and of the rich and wealthy inhabitants of Jerusalem.
This site's exposition
For this is what the LORD
on Jeremiah 27:19-22
The chapter closes on an inventory of what Nebuchadnezzar left, “the pillars, the sea, the bases, and the rest of the articles.” These too “will be carried to Babylon and will remain there until the day I attend to them again,” the visitation chapter 29 dates.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 19 onwards) O Lord of hosts, let the vessels that were left behind in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, and in Babylon, not come back.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
11 But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the L ORD ; and they shall till it, and dwell therein. Some difficulty occurs in the date of this prophecy. This word is said to come to Jeremiah in the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim (
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They shall all be carried to Babylon in triumph, and there shall they be. But he concludes with a gracious promise that the time should come when they should all be returned: Until the day that I visit them in mercy, according to appointment, and then I will bring those vessels up again, and restore them to this place, to their place.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Concerning the pillars - Two brazen columns placed by Solomon in the pronaos or portico of the temple, eighteen cubits high, and twelve in circumference, 1Ki 7:16-22; Jer 52:11. The sea - The brazen sea, ten cubits in diameter, and thirty in circumference. It contained water for different washings in the Divine worship, and was supported on twelve brazen oxen. Perhaps these are what are called the bases here. See the parallel places at 2Ki 25:13 (note), etc.; Jer 52:17 (note), Jer 52:20-21 (note), and the notes on them.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| כֹ֤ה | khoh | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַר֙ | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָ֣ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| צְבָא֔וֹת | tzevaot | of hosts | H6635 → | 485 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | concerning | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הָֽעַמֻּדִ֔ים | haamudim | the pillars | H5982 → | 111 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַיָּ֖ם | haiyam | the sea | H3220 → | 396 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַמְּכֹנ֑וֹת | hamekhonot | the stands | H4350 → | 24 times |
| וְעַל֙ | veal | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יֶ֣תֶר | yeter | [the] remainder of | H3499 → | 102 times |
| הַכֵּלִ֔ים | hakelim | the articles | H3627 → | 325 times |
| הַנּוֹתָרִ֖ים | hanotarim | which remain | H3498 → | 106 times |
| בָּעִ֥יר | bair | in the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| הַזֹּֽאת׃ | hazot | <the> this | H2063 → | 603 times |
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
כֹ֤הthus
khohH3541 →577 times
אָמַר֙he says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
יְהוָ֣הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
צְבָא֔וֹתof hosts
tzevaotH6635 →485 times
אֶל־concerning
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםthe pillars
haamudimH5982 →111 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
הַיָּ֖םthe sea
haiyamH3220 →396 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
הַמְּכֹנ֑וֹתthe stands
hamekhonotH4350 →24 times
וְעַל֙and on
vealH5921 →5755 times
יֶ֣תֶר[the] remainder of
yeterH3499 →102 times
הַכֵּלִ֔יםthe articles
hakelimH3627 →325 times
הַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםwhich remain
hanotarimH3498 →106 times
בָּעִ֥ירin the city
bairH5892 →1090 times
הַזֹּֽאת׃<the> this
hazotH2063 →603 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
7 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Kings 25:13Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 36:18
who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials.
- Lamentations 1:10
The adversary has seized all her treasures. For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary—those You had forbidden to enter Your assembly.
- Jeremiah 52:17–20
Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.
- 1 Kings 7:15
He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
- 2 Kings 20:17
The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 36:18
Through
2 Kings 25:17Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall. The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its network, was similar.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 7:15–22
He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
- Jeremiah 52:21–23
Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick.
- 1 Kings 7:15–22
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About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.