Jeremiah 52:17

17 Now the Chaldeans broke into pieces the bronze pillars for the Lord's temple and the water carts and the bronze reservoir that were in the Lord's temple,^[a] and carried all the bronze to Babylon.

Jeremiah 52:17 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 52:17

Also the pillars of brass that [were] in the house of the
Lord
The two pillars in the temple, called Jachin and Boaz, which were made of cast brass, ( 1 Kings 7:15 ) ; and the bases;
which were in number ten, and which were also made of cast brass, and were all of one measure and size; and on which the ten lavers of brass were set, five on the right side and five on the left side of the house, ( 1 Kings 7:37-39 ) ; and the brasen sea that [was] in the house of the Lord;
called the molten sea; a sea, because of the large quantity of water it held; and brasen and molten, because made of molten brass, ( 1 Kings 7:23 ) ; the Chaldeans broke, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon:
they broke them to pieces, that they might carry them the more easily. This account is given, and which is continued in some following verses, partly to show the accomplishment of the prophecy of Jeremiah, ( Jeremiah 27:19 ) ; and partly to show that what was left in the temple, at the former captivities of Jehoiakim and Jeconiah, were now carried clear off.

Jeremiah 52:17 In-Context

15 Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, deported some of the poorest of the people, as well as the rest of the people who were left in the city, the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen.

16 But some of the poor people of the land Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, left to be vinedressers and farmers.

17 Now the Chaldeans broke into pieces the bronze pillars for the Lord's temple and the water carts and the bronze reservoir that were in the Lord's temple, and carried all the bronze to Babylon.

18 They took the pots, the shovels, the wick trimmers, the sprinkling basins, the dishes, and all the bronze articles used in [temple] service.

19 The commander of the guards took away the bowls, the firepans, the sprinkling basins, the pots, the lampstands, the pans, and the drink offering bowls-whatever was gold or silver.

Footnotes

• [a]. 1 Kg 7:23,27