Verse Lens · Context pointer
Jeremiah 52:21 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 21. 21And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.
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Role in This Section
The dated report or historical recital carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits” at Jeremiah 52:21 as part of “Temple and City Are Burned and Their Bronze Removed.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 52:12–23
Keep Jeremiah 52:21 with the thought unit titled “Temple and City Are Burned and Their Bronze Removed.” The dated report or historical recital carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits” at Jeremiah 52:21 as part of “Temple and City Are Burned and Their Bronze Removed.” The exilic setting and literary form govern its use.
Why It Needs Context
The verse is a premise, action, image, response, or transition within Jeremiah 52:12–23, not an independent maxim. The dated report or historical recital carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits” at Jeremiah 52:21 as part of “Temple and City Are Burned and Their Bronze Removed.”
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Jeremiah 52:12–23 — Temple and City Are Burned and Their Bronze RemovedSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Jeremiah 52:12–23, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2; fixed commit
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Jer.xml, OSIS 52:12–23
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