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They also took away the pots, the shovels, the trimmers, the bowls, the spoons, and all the bronze utensils with which the priests ministered.
Jeremiah 52:18 · New 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.
  • KJV 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.
  • BSB They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.
  • 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 4:14They shall put on it all its vessels, with which they minister about it, the fire pans, the meat hooks, the shovels, and the basins; all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of sealskin, and put in its poles.
  • 1 Kgs 7:45the pots; the shovels; and the basins: even all these vessels, which Hiram made for king Solomon, in Yahweh’s house, were of burnished brass.
  • Exod 27:3You shall make its pots to take away its ashes, its shovels, its basins, its meat hooks, and its fire pans: all its vessels you shall make of brass.
  • 1 Kgs 7:40Hiram made the basins, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished doing all the work that he worked for king Solomon in Yahweh’s house:
  • Num 4:7“On the table of show bread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the spoons, the bowls, and the cups with which to pour out; and the continual bread shall be on it.
  • 2 Chr 4:11Huram made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Huram finished doing the work that he did for king Solomon in God’s house:
  • Exod 38:3He made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the fire pans. He made all its vessels of brass.
  • Num 7:50one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
  • Num 7:13–14and his offering was: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
  • Num 7:19–20He offered for his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
  • Num 7:32one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
  • Exod 37:23He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.
  • 2 Chr 4:16Huram his father also made the pots, the shovels, the forks, and all its vessels for king Solomon, for Yahweh’s house, of bright brass.
  • Num 7:38one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
  • Num 7:56one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
  • Num 7:44one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
  • 2 Kgs 25:14–16They took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered.
  • 1 Chr 28:17and the forks, the basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl;
  • 2 Chr 4:8He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. He made one hundred basins of gold.
  • Exod 25:29You shall make its dishes, its spoons, its ladles, and its bowls to pour out offerings with. You shall make them of pure gold.
  • Ezek 46:20–24He said to me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the meal offering; that they not bring them out into the outer court, to sanctify the people.
  • Ezra 1:10thirty bowls of gold, four hundred ten silver bowls of a second sort, and one thousand other vessels.
  • Exod 37:16He made the vessels which were on the table, its dishes, its spoons, its bowls, and its pitchers with which to pour out, of pure gold.
  • 2 Chr 4:22and the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and the fire pans of pure gold. As for the entry of the house, its inner doors for the most holy place and the doors of the main hall of the temple were of gold.
  • Num 7:26one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
  • 1 Kgs 7:50the cups, the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and the fire pans, of pure gold; and the hinges, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, of the temple, of gold.

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Christ at the center

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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