Jeremiah 27:20

20 which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he ¹carried into exile Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.

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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 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Jeremiah 27:20 In-Context

18 "But if they are prophets, and if the word of the LORD is with them, let them now entreat the LORD of hosts that the vessels which 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, concerning the sea, concerning the stands and concerning the rest of the vessels that are left in this city,

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

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

22 'They will be carried to Babylon and they will be there until the day I visit them,' declares the LORD . 'Then I will bring them back and restore them to this place.' "

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1. Jeremiah 24:12, 14-16">2 Kin Jeremiah 24:12, 14-16; 2 Chronicles 36:10, 18; Jeremiah 22:28; Jeremiah 24:1

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