John Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 52:18

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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The cauldrons also, etc.] Or “pots”, as it is rendered, (<122514>2 Kings 25:14); which were made of bright brass, (<110745>1 Kings 7:45); these were used to boil the flesh of the sacrifices in: and the shovels; used to remove the ashes from off the altar of burnt offerings, and were of brass also: the Targum renders them “besoms”, whose handles perhaps were of brass: and the snuffers; the Vulgate Latin translates it “psalteries”; and so Jarchi interprets it of musical instruments; some think “tongs” are meant: and the bowls; or “basins”; either to drink out of, or to receive the blood of the sacrifice: and the spoons: ladles, cups, or dishes, vessels used about the sacrifices: and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered; that is, the priests in the temple: took they away; the Chaldeans took them away.

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