Jeremiah 52:22
And a chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these.
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Gill's Exposition
And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side,.... Or, "to the wind" (e); to the four winds; towards every corner or wind twenty four, which make up ninety six:
and all the pomegranates upon…
We have here an account of the woeful havoc that was made by the Chaldean army, a month after the city was taken, under the command of Nebuzaradan, who was captain of the guard, or general of the…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
a chapiter a capital.
five cubits From this, which agrees with 1Ki 7:16, we must correct the "threecubits" of 2Ki 25:17, unless we take the smaller number to denote the actual measurement of the…
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