Jeremiah 52:19
And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away. And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away.
The captain of the guard carried away the basons and the firepans and the bowls and the caldrons and the candlesticks and the spoons and the cups, taking that which was of gold in gold and that which was of silver in silver. They were Jerusalem's remaining gold and silver temple vessels, taken as spoil to Babylon, confirming that the sacred furnishings were carried away to Babylon.
The verse belongs to the record of God's destruction of Jerusalem a few years after Jeremiah prophesied about the sacredness of the Sabbath, when God promised in condescension that if the people would bear no burdens on the Sabbath Jerusalem would stand forever, but if they would not listen and obey in keeping His holy day He would destroy it. It belongs to the account of Babylon's fall and fate, including the removal of the sacred vessels and judgment on a proud city that defied God.
As part of that account, the verse serves as a warning to cities, places, and people that forget and defy God. Babylon ignored repeated warnings until its doom came, and its history offers a lesson for later generations. The loss of the vessels illustrates the spiritual desolation of the church, whose graces and fervent worshippers are gone as the vessels were carried into an enemy land.