Jeremiah 27:19

For this is what the LORD of Hosts says about the pillars, the sea, the bases, and the rest of the articles that remain in this city,

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — YHWH of Hosts speaks through Jeremiah to false prophets in Jerusalem who are urging resistance against Babylonian conquest. The declaration addresses the temple and palace furnishings that will remain in the city when Nebuchadnezzar later carries off the nobility.

The words — כֹּה (kōh) means "thus" and אָמַר (ʾāmar) means "he says," establishing the standard prophetic formula "thus says the LORD." אֶל־ (ʾel-) functions as a prepositional marker introducing the specific objects of divine declaration.

The thread — The passage points to the bronze pillars, sea, and bases that 2 Kings 25:13 and Jeremiah 52:17 record the Chaldeans breaking and removing, while Jeremiah 27:20 clarifies these items survived the earlier deportation of Jeconiah.

Why it lands — The text states that YHWH controls the fate of sacred objects and that prophetic messages must align with his declared judgment. It requires readers to accept exile as the confirmed outcome rather than relying on religious symbols for security.

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The Hebrew words

כִּ֣יkifor כֹ֤הkhohthus אָמַר֙'a.Marhe says יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahweh צְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otof hosts אֶל־'el-concerning הָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha./'a.mu.Dimthe/ pillars וְעַל־ve./'al-and/ on הַיָּ֖םhai./Yamthe/ sea וְעַל־ve./'al-and/ on הַמְּכֹנ֑וֹתha./me.kho.Notthe/ stands וְעַל֙ve./'Aland/ on יֶ֣תֶרYe.ter[the] remainder of הַכֵּלִ֔יםha./ke.Limthe/ articles הַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםha./no.ta.Rimwhich/ remain בָּעִ֥ירba./'Irin the/ city הַזֹּֽאת׃ha./Zot<the>/ this

King James Version

For thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city,

Cross-references

2 Kings 25:13 Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon.
Jeremiah 52:17 Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.
2 Kings 25:17 Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall. The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its network, was similar.
1 Kings 7:15 He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
2 Chronicles 4:2 He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.