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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.
Jeremiah 52:18 · King James Version
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  • WEB They also took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered.
  • BSB They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.
  • NKJV They also took away the pots, the shovels, the trimmers, the bowls, the spoons, and all the bronze utensils with which the priests ministered.
  • NASB They also took the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the basins, the pans, and all the bronze vessels which were used in temple service.
  • NLT They also took all the ash buckets, shovels, lamp snuffers, basins, dishes, and all the other bronze articles used for making sacrifices at the Temple.

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Quick answer

The Babylonians also took the bronze pots, shovels, snuffers, basins, spoons, and all the ministry vessels. Every implement used in temple service was carried off.

Overview

The detailed inventory shows the thoroughness of the plundering, leaving the sanctuary entirely stripped. These vessels, set apart for sacred service, were now treated as ordinary spoil. Yet the precise record also anticipates their eventual return (Ezra 1), reminding readers that God preserves even amid loss and would restore true worship in His time.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 26

  • Num 4:14And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers’ skins, and put to the staves of it.
  • 1 Kgs 7:45And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass.
  • Exod 27:3And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.
  • 1 Kgs 7:40And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD:
  • Num 4:7And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:
  • 2 Chr 4:11And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God;
  • Exod 38:3And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.
  • Num 7:50One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
  • Num 7:13–14And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
  • Num 7:19–20He offered for his offering one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
  • Num 7:32One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
  • Exod 37:23And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.
  • 2 Chr 4:16The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass.
  • Num 7:38One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
  • Num 7:56One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
  • Num 7:44One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
  • 2 Kgs 25:14–16And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
  • 1 Chr 28:17Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every bason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver:
  • 2 Chr 4:8He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold.
  • Exod 25:29And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make them.
  • Ezek 46:20–24Then said he unto me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the meat offering; that they bear them not out into the utter court, to sanctify the people.
  • Ezra 1:10Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.
  • Exod 37:16And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.
  • 2 Chr 4:22And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.
  • Num 7:26One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
  • 1 Kgs 7:50And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple.

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Against the failure of false shepherds Jeremiah promises the Righteous Branch, 'The LORD our righteousness,' and the new covenant written on the heart and sealed in the blood of Christ.

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