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The Weight of What Was Lost
Commentator Matthew Henry notes that the detailed description of the temple's beautiful brass pillars is not just a boring inventory. Its purpose is to make the reader feel the weight of what was lost. This remembrance of their value and beauty serves to highlight the profound severity of the sin that led to God's judgment.
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Jeremiah
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Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 52:21–23
19th Century
Bishop
And concerning the pillars ... —In 2 Kings 25:16–17, we have a list abbreviated by the omission of some of the measure…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 52:1–34
16th Century
Theologian
Laus Deo
Commentary on Lamentations
Calvin's Preface
LECTURES OF JOHN CALVIN
ON
THE LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 52:22
17th Century
Pastor
And a chapiter of brass [was] upon it
Or a coronet of brass, of molten brass, was set upon the top of the pillar:
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Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 52:12–23
17th Century
Minister
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…