Reference

Jeremiah 27:19

For thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city,
17

Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?

18

But if they be prophets, and if the word of the Lord be with them, let them now make intercession to the Lord of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.

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For thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city,

20

Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;

21

Yea, thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem;

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Literal Fulfillment

While the verse lists concrete objects, the subsequent verses in Jeremiah 27 (especially 27:21-22) reveal that these objects are destined for Babylon and will eventually be returned, suggesting a cyclical fulfillment rather than a single, definitive "literal fulfillment" in the immediate context of their destruction.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes the content of a prophetic message ("thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning...") rather than the specific method by which Jeremiah received that message. It states *what* God is saying, not *how* God is saying it to the prophet.