Text: Jeremiah 27:16-22
OT Text Referred to: 2 Kings 24:13
Subject: removal of temple vessels during Jehoiachin's exile
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Jeremiah 27:16-22 warns against false prophets who promise the swift return of the temple vessels and predicts that the remaining vessels will also be taken to Babylon. 2 Kings 24:13 records the fulfillment: Nebuchadnezzar "carried off all the treasures of the house of the LORD... and cut up all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made for the temple." The specific mention of "Solomon's" articles being destroyed connects the temple's despoliation to the loss of Israel's golden age, while Jeremiah's prophetic word explains the theological meaning: God Himself has ordained this removal, and restoration will come only "until the day I attend to them" — a day that ultimately arrives under Cyrus's decree.
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Text: 2 Kings 24:13
OT Text Referred to: Jeremiah 27:16-22
Subject: Temple vessels and Jeremiah's prophecy of their exile and return
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: In 2 Kings 24:13, the removal of temple vessels is narrated as historical fact. Jeremiah 27:16-22 addresses the same vessels prophetically: false prophets were claiming "The vessels of the house of the LORD will soon be brought back from Babylon," but Jeremiah declares they will instead remain in Babylon "until the day I attend to them... then I will bring them up and restore them to this place." Jeremiah corrects the premature optimism about a quick return, insisting the exile of the temple vessels — and thus the exile itself — will last as long as God determines, not as the false prophets promised.