- pleasant furniture:
- Heb. vessels of desire, "And when the yearª was expired,ª kingª Nebuchadnezzarª sent,ª° and broughtª° him to Babylon,ª with¹ the goodlyª vesselsª of the houseª of the LORD,ª and made¹¹ Zedekiahª his brotherª king²° over¹ Judahª and Jerusalem.ª" {2Ch 36:10} + "Howl,ª° ye shepherds,ª° and cry;ª° and wallow²° yourselves¹ [in the ashes], ye principalª of the flock:ª for¹ the daysª of your slaughterª° and of your dispersionsª are accomplished;ª° and ye shall fallª° like a pleasantª vessel.ª" {Jer 25:34} + "And they shall make a spoilª° of thy riches,ª and make a preyª° of thy merchandise:ª and they shall break downª° thy walls,ª and destroyª° thy pleasantª houses:ª and they shall layª° thy stonesª and thy timberª and thy dustª in the midstª of the water.ª" {Ezk 26:12} + "And shall also¹ carryª° captivesª into Egyptª their gods,ª with¹ their princes,ª [and] with¹ their preciousª vesselsª of silverª and of gold;ª and he¹ shall continueª° [more] yearsª than the kingª¹ of the north.ª" {Dan 11:8} *marg.
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