Also he madethe cast[metal] sea,tencubitsfrom brimto brim,circularin form,and its height[was] fivecubitsand its circumferencethirtycubits.
Now the bronzepillarswhichwere in the houseof the LORD,and the standsand the bronzeseawhichwere in the houseof the LORD,the Chaldeansbrokein piecesand carriedthe bronzeto Babylon.
Also from Tibhathand from Cun,citiesof Hadadezer,Davidtooka verylargeamount of bronze,with which Solomonmadethe bronzeseaand the pillarsand the bronzeutensils.
Now figureslikeoxen[were] underit [and] allaroundit, tencubits,entirelyencirclingthe sea.The oxen[were] in tworows,castin one piece.
He madeallthe utensilsof the altar,the pailsand the shovelsand the basins,the fleshhooksand the firepans;he madeallits utensilsof bronze.
Moreover, he madethe laverof bronzewith its baseof bronze,from the mirrorsof the servingwomen whoservedat the doorwayof the tentof meeting.
"In that daya fountainwill be openedfor the houseof Davidand for the inhabitantsof Jerusalem,for sinand for impurity.
He savedus, not on the basisof deedswhichwe have donein righteousness,but accordingto His mercy,by the washingof regenerationand renewingby the HolySpirit,
I saidto him, "My lord,you know."And he saidto me, "Theseare the ones who comeout of the greattribulation,and they have washedtheir robesand made them whitein the bloodof the Lamb.
