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Jeremiah 52:20
As for the two pillars, the Sea, the twelve bronze bulls under it, and the movable stands that King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the Babylonian captain of the guard’s inventory of looted temple furnishings during the destruction of Jerusalem.
The words — הָ/עַמּוּדִ֣ים (ha./'a.mu.Dim) names the two specific pillars, while נְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ (ne.Cho.shet) identifies the bronze material comprising the Sea, stands, and bulls.
The thread — The text parallels 1 Kings 7:47 and 2 Kings 25:16, which both record that the bronze weight of Solomon’s temple articles was unmeasurable due to their sheer quantity.
Why it lands — The passage demands recognition that massive human craftsmanship yields to historical judgment without conferring spiritual preservation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen 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.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 7:47 Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.
- 2 Kings 25:16 As for the two pillars, the Sea, and the movable stands that Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure.
- 1 Chronicles 22:14 Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD—100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also provided timber and stone, and you may add to them.
- 2 Chronicles 4:18 Solomon made all these articles in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze could not be determined.