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The pillars of brass that were in the house of Yahweh, and the bases and the brazen sea that were in the house of Yahweh, did the Chaldeans break in pieces, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.
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The High Cost of Sin
Commentators note that the detailed list of valuable items—the bronze pillars, bases, and the great 'brazen sea'—is not just a historical inventory. As Matthew Henry suggests, the remembrance of their beauty and value is meant to show readers the profound evil of the sin that led to such a devastating judgment.
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Jeremiah
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16th Century
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Commentary on Lamentations
Calvin's Preface
LECTURES OF JOHN CALVIN
ON
THE LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Also the pillars of brass that [were] in the house of the Lord The two pillars in the…
Presbyterian
The Chaldean army made woeful havoc. But nothing is related here as particularly as the carrying away of the articles in the temple. The remembranc…
