Jeremiah 52:14

14 The entire Babylonian army and the commander of the guard destroyed the walls surrounding Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 52:14 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 52:14

And all the army of the Chaldeans, that [were] with the
captain of the guard
Which he brought with him from Riblah, or were left at Jerusalem by those that pursued after Zedekiah when the city was taken, which the captain of the guard now had the command of: broke down all the walls of Jerusalem round about:
(See Gill on Jeremiah 39:8).

Jeremiah 52:14 In-Context

12 In the tenth day of the fifth month, which was the nineteenth year of Babylon's King Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan commander of the guard came to Jerusalem on behalf of his king.

13 He burned down the LORD's temple, the royal palace, all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the important buildings.

14 The entire Babylonian army and the commander of the guard destroyed the walls surrounding Jerusalem.

15 Nebuzaradan commander of the guard deported some of the poorest people, the rest of the people left in the city, a few skilled workers, and those who had joined the king of Babylon.

16 But Nebuzaradan commander of the guard left some of the poor to tend the vineyards and till the land.