Jeremiah 27:20

20 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon left them here when he exiled Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, to Babylon, along with all the other nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 27:20 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 27:20

Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not
For he seems only to have taken the vessels of gold, and left the vessels of brass, as the above were; see ( 2 Kings 24:13 ) ; when he carried away captive Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim, king of
Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and
Jerusalem;
of which see ( 2 Kings 24:12-16 ) .

Jeremiah 27:20 In-Context

18 If they really are prophets and speak the LORD ’s messages, let them pray to the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. Let them pray that the articles remaining in the LORD ’s Temple and in the king’s palace and in the palaces of Jerusalem will not be carried away to Babylon!’
19 “For the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has spoken about the pillars in front of the Temple, the great bronze basin called the Sea, the water carts, and all the other ceremonial articles.
20 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon left them here when he exiled Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, to Babylon, along with all the other nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.
21 Yes, this is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says about the precious things still in the Temple, in the palace of Judah’s king, and in Jerusalem:
22 ‘They will all be carried away to Babylon and will stay there until I send for them,’ says the LORD . ‘Then I will bring them back to Jerusalem again.’”

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant spelling of Jehoiachin.
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