Jeremiah 27:19

19 ¹For thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, the sea, the stands, and the rest of the vessels that are 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 Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon and live. Why should this city become a desolation?

18 If they are prophets, and if the word of the LORD is with them, then let them intercede with the LORD of hosts, that the vessels that are left in the house of the LORD, in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem may not go to Babylon.

19 For thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, the sea, the stands, and the rest of the vessels that are left in this city,

20 which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take away, when he took into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem--

21 thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that are left in the house of the LORD, in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem:

Cross References

• 1. [2 Kings 25:13]