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Jeremiah 27:20
which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he carried Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD of Hosts speaks to Judah and Jerusalem during the Babylonian siege. The statement clarifies a specific exception to the temple artifacts taken during the first exile.
The words — The Hebrew לֹא־ לְקָחָ֗ם (lo'- le.ka.Cha/m) literally means "he did not take." This negation distinguishes the surviving temple vessels from those removed in the earlier deportation.
The thread — The event parallels the accounts in Jeremiah 24:1, 2 Chronicles 36:10, and 2 Kings 24:14 regarding Jeconiah’s deportation. These references confirm the historical timeline of the Babylonian exiles.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that God’s judgment is selective and precise. It requires the reader to acknowledge that remaining artifacts will face a different divine decree than those already exiled.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, 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;
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 24:1 After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 36:10 In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar summoned Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. And he made Jehoiachin’s relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.
- 2 Kings 24:14 He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained.
- 2 Chronicles 36:18 who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials.
- Jeremiah 22:28 Is this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot, a jar that no one wants? Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they do not know?