KJV ORIGINAL
And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
There were 96 pomegranates on each side, and when you counted all the pomegranates around the entire decorative network, there were 100 total.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Even in the smallest details of temple decoration, everything was carefully planned and beautifully crafted.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The book of Jeremiah, attributed to the prophet, addressed the people of Judah in the late 7th and early 6th centuries BCE. It recounts the Babylonian siege and destruction of Jerusalem, the capture of King Zedekiah, and the subsequent deportation of its inhabitants.
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