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Jeremiah 27:20

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 27:20 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;
Jeremiah 27:20 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
17Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city become a desolation?
18But if they be prophets, and if the word of Jehovah be with them, let them now make intercession to Jehovah of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of Jehovah, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.
19For thus saith Jehovah of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that are left in this city,
20which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;
21yea, thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that are left in the house of Jehovah, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem:
22They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be, until the day that I visit them, saith Jehovah; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, etc.] For he seems only to have taken the vessels of gold, and left the vessels of brass, as the above were; (see <122413>2 Kings 24:13); when he carried away captive Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem; of which (see <122412>2 Kings 24:12-16).”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“27:20-22 When Judah’s king Jehoiachin was taken prisoner, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon left the large, valuable furniture in the Temple, all of which he carried away in 586 BC.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“when: Jer 22:28, Coniah, Jer 24:1; Kg2 24:14-16, Jehoiachin, Ch2 36:10, Ch2 36:18 Jeremiah 27:22”
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