Jeremiah 27:19

19 This is what the LORD of heavenly forces proclaims about the pillars, the Sea, the stands, and the rest of the equipment left in this city,

Jeremiah 27:19 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 27:19

For 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, ( 1 Kings 7:15 1 Kings 7:21 ) ; and concerning the sea;
the sea of molten brass, which stood upon twelve oxen, ( 1 Kings 7:23 1 Kings 7:25 ) ; and concerning the bases:
the ten bases, which also were made of brass, ( 1 Kings 7:27-37 ) ; 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.

Jeremiah 27:19 In-Context

17 Don't listen to them; serve the king of Babylon and live. Otherwise, this city will be reduced to ruin.

18 If they are really prophets and have the LORD's word, let them intercede with the LORD of heavenly forces not to let the equipment left in the LORD's temple and in the royal palace of Judah and Jerusalem be carted off to Babylon.

19 This is what the LORD of heavenly forces proclaims about the pillars, the Sea, the stands, and the rest of the equipment left in this city,

20 which Babylon's King Nebuchadnezzar didn't plunder when he deported Jeconiah the son of Judah's King Jehoiakim from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the officials of Judah and Jerusalem.

21 Yes, this is what the LORD of heavenly forces, the God of Israel, proclaims about the equipment that is left in the LORD's temple and in the royal palace in Judah, and in Jerusalem: