Verse 13
13. Carried out thence From Jerusalem, which he had triumphantly entered after Jehoiachin’s surrender.
Cut in pieces יקצצ , he cut off, or cut loose. The same word is used of Ahaz’s removal of the borders of the bases, (2 Kings 16:17,) and Hezekiah’s taking off the plating of the temple doors. 2 Kings 18:16.
Vessels of gold All that remained after the previous deportation, for in the time of Jehoiakim Nebuchadnezzar had taken a portion of the sacred vessels and deposited them in his temple at Babylon. 2 Chronicles 36:7; Daniel 1:2. These were probably the smaller vessels, such as bowls and basins, and were used by Belshazzar in his impious feast, (Daniel 5:3,) and restored by Cyrus when the Jews returned from exile; (Ezra 1:7-11;) but the vessels taken on this occasion seem to have been the heavier and more costly ones, since the word rendered cut in pieces implies that they were violently removed. The less costly and valuable vessels, together with the brazen ornaments of the temple, were not at this time disturbed, (Jeremiah 27:19.) but were seized and carried off eleven years afterwards, when the temple was destroyed. 2 Kings 25:13-17.
As the Lord had said By Jeremiah. Jeremiah 20:5.
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