Jeremiah 27:20

20 those Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he deported Jeconiah^[a] son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon along with all the nobles of Judah^[b] 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 are indeed prophets and if the word of the Lord is with them, let them intercede with the Lord of Hosts not to let the articles that remain in the Lord's temple, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem go to Babylon.'

19 For this is what the Lord of Hosts says about the pillars, the sea, the water carts, and the rest of the articles that still remain in this city,

20 those Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he deported Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.

21 Yes, this is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about the articles that remain in the temple of the Lord, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem:

22 'They will be brought to Babylon and will remain there until I attend to them again.' [This is] the Lord's declaration. 'Then I will bring them up and restore them to this place.' "

Footnotes

• [a]. Jehoiachin
• [b]. Jr 39:6; Neh 6:17; 13:17