20 As for the two pillars, the one sea, (A)the twelve bronze bulls that were under the sea,[a] and the stands, which Solomon the king had made for the house of the Lord, the bronze of all these things was beyond weight. 21 As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits,[b] (B)its circumference was twelve cubits, and its thickness was four fingers, and it was hollow. 22 On it was a capital of bronze. The height of the one capital was (C)five cubits. A network and pomegranates, all of bronze, were around the capital. And the second pillar had the same, with pomegranates.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 52:20 Hebrew lacks the sea
  2. Jeremiah 52:21 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters

20 The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the twelve bronze bulls(A) under it, and the movable stands, which King Solomon had made for the temple of the Lord, was more than could be weighed.(B) 21 Each pillar was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference[a]; each was four fingers thick, and hollow.(C) 22 The bronze capital(D) on top of one pillar was five cubits[b] high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates(E) of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 52:21 That is, about 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference or about 8.1 meters high and 5.4 meters in circumference
  2. Jeremiah 52:22 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters