Neh 1:3, Jer 5:10, 39:8, 52:14-23 | ESV | STEP | And they said to me, The remnant there in the province who had survived the exile is in great trouble and shame . The wall of Jerusalem is broken down , and its gates are destroyed by fire .

Nehemiah 1:3

3 And they said to me, “The remnant there in the province who had survived the exile is in great trouble and ^ashame. ^bThe wall of Jerusalem is broken down, ^cand its gates are destroyed by fire.”

Jeremiah 5:10

10 ^d“Go up through her vine rows and destroy,
^ebut make not a full end;
strip away her branches,
for they are not the Lord’s.

Jeremiah 39:8

8 ^fThe Chaldeans burned the king’s house and the house of the people, ^gand broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 52:14-23

14 And all the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down all the walls around Jerusalem. 15 And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive some of the poorest of the people and the rest of the people who were left in the city and ^hthe deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, together with the rest of the artisans. 16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.

17 And the ⁱpillars of bronze that were in the house of the Lord, and the stands and the ^jbronze sea that were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and ^kcarried all the bronze to Babylon. 18 And they took away ^lthe pots and the shovels and the snuffers and the basins and the dishes for incense and all the vessels of bronze used in the temple service; 19 ^malso the small bowls and the fire pans and the basins and the pots and ⁿthe lampstands and ^othe dishes for incense ^pand the bowls for drink offerings. What was of gold the captain of the guard took away as gold, and what was of silver, as silver. 20 As for the two pillars, the one sea, ^qthe twelve bronze bulls that were under the sea, ^{▼▼Hebrew lacks the sea} and the stands, which Solomon the king had made for the house of the Lord, the bronze of all these things was beyond weight. 21 As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, ^{▼▼A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters} ^tits circumference was twelve cubits, and its thickness was four fingers, and it was hollow. 22 On it was a capital of bronze. The height of the one capital was ^ufive cubits. A network and pomegranates, all of bronze, were around the capital. And the second pillar had the same, with pomegranates. 23 There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the network all around.