Bible Commentary

And [concerning] the pillars, the height of one pillar [was] eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof [was] four fingers: [it was] hollow. 21. eighteen cubits ] a cubit was about 18 inches. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 21 23. Cp. 1Ki 7:15-18. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:21”

The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brazen bulls that [were] under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight. 20. twelve brasen bulls that were under, etc.] There appears to be some confusion in the MT. In the Temple as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:20”

And the basins, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; [that] which [was] of gold [in] gold, and [that] which [was] of silver [in] silver, took the captain of the guard away. 19. The cups, basons, and spoons are said in 1Ki 7:50 to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:19”

The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. 18. pots ] See 1Ki 7:45. They were used (Exo 27:3) for the altar of burnt offering. snuffers ] for the lamps (Exo 25:38; Num 4:9). basons ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:18”

Also the pillars of brass that [were] in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brazen sea that [was] in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans broke, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon. 17. This description of the fate of the Temple furniture is much fuller than that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:17”

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left [certain] of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen. Husbandmen – Men who tilled little plots of ground with the mattock. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Verse 16. The poor of the land] See Clarke on Jer 39:10. Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:16”

Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive [certain] of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude. 15. The whole v. is omitted by the LXX. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:15”

And all the army of the Chaldeans, that [were] with the captain of the guard, broke down all the walls of Jerusalem round about. And all the army of the Chaldeans, that [were] with the captain of the guard,…. Which he brought with him from Riblah, or were left at Jerusalem by those that pursued … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:14”

And burned the house of the LORD, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great [men], burned he with fire: 13. every great house ] We must render as mg. every great man’s house, but the Heb. expression is a strange one. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:13”

Now in the fifth month, in the tenth [day] of the month, which [was] the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, [which] served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem, 12 27. Severities following upon the capture 12. From this to Jer 52:23, a part of the narrative which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:12”