Jeremiah, 52
23. There were ninety-six pomegranates round the sides, making a hundred pomegranates round the filigree in all.
23. There were ninety-six pomegranates round the sides, making a hundred pomegranates round the filigree in all.
Chapter 52 of Jeremiah presents a detailed account of the fall of Jerusalem and the deportation of the inhabitants of Judah to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar. The chapter describes how the city was besieged and won by the Babylonians, with the destruction of the temple and the royal palace. King Zedekiah's capture is also reported, which is taken to Babylon. Following are five verses related to the topics addressed in Jeremiah 52:
2 Kings 25:9: "The Lord's house, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem, burned down; and all the important houses he completely destroyed them." This verse describes the destruction of the temple and the royal palace of Jerusalem, which is one of the central events narrated in Jeremiah 52.
2 Kings 25:11: "Nebuzaradan, commander of the guard, took captive the rest of the people who had stayed in the city, the deserters who had passed to the side of the king of Babylon and the rest of the crowd." This verse talks about the deportation of the inhabitants of Judah to Babylon, which is another important theme in Jeremiah 52.
2 Kings 25:27: "In the year when Joaquim, king of Judah, was taken to exile, Evil-Merodaque, king of Babylon, granted him freedom in the first year of his reign." This verse talks about the liberation of King Joaquim of Babylon, which is mentioned in Jeremiah 52:31-34.
Ezekiel 1:1: "In the thirty year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, while I was among the exiles by the Quebar River, the heavens opened and I had divine visions." This verse introduces the book of Ezekiel, which was written during exile in Babylon and relates to the historical context of Jeremiah 52.
2 Chronicles 36:17: "Therefore he brought against them the king of the Babylonians, who killed his young people to the sword in his sanctuary house and spared no one, neither old nor man or woman; God gave them all in your hands." This verse also talks about the destruction of the temple and the deportation of the inhabitants of Judah to Babylon, and relates to the events described in Jeremiah 52.
“A meditação não é um meio para chegar a Deus, mas um fim. A finalidade da meditação é o amor a Deus e ao próximo.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina
