Jeremiah 52:20

20 The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve * bronze bulls that were under the sea, and the stands, which King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD -the bronze of all these vessels was ¹beyond weight.

Jeremiah 52:20 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 52:20

The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls
The two pillars of Jachin and Boaz before mentioned, and the molten or brasen sea, with the twelve bulls or oxen the sea stood upon, ( 1 Kings 7:25 ) ; that [were] under the bases;
or "by the bases", as Jarchi; or rather, "that were instead of bases" ^F4; for the twelve oxen were the bases on which the molten sea stood: which King Solomon had made in the house of the Lord;
this is mentioned to show that these were the selfsame pillars, sea, and oxen, and other vessels, that Solomon made, that were now carried away; for though Ahaz took down the sea from off the brasen oxen, and put it on a pavement of stones, yet it seems not to have been destroyed; and might be restored to its proper place by Hezekiah, or some other prince; the brass of all these vessels was without weight;
there was no weight sufficient to weigh them; the weight of them could not very well be told; they were so heavy, that in Solomon's time the weight of them was not taken, when they were placed in the temple, so neither when they were taken away, ( 1 Kings 7:47 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F4 (twnkmh txt rva) "qui erant in loco basium", Piscator,

Jeremiah 52:20 In-Context

18 They also took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the basins, the pans and all the bronze vessels which were used in temple service.

19 The captain of the guard also took away the bowls, the firepans, the basins, the pots, the lampstands, the pans and the drink offering bowls, what was fine gold and what was fine silver.

20 The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze bulls that were under the sea, and the stands, which King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD -the bronze of all these vessels was beyond weight.

21 As for the pillars, the height of each pillar was eighteen cubits, and it was twelve cubits in circumference and four fingers in thickness, and hollow.

22 Now a capital of bronze was on it; and the height of each capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital all around, all of bronze. And the second pillar was like these, including pomegranates.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 7:47; 2 Kings 25:16

Footnotes

• [a]. So Gr and Syriac; Heb omits "the sea"