Jeremiah 52:14

14 The entire Babylonian army that was with the captain of the guard tore down the walls around 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 On the tenth day of the fifth month of Nebuchadnezzar's nineteenth year as king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, who was the captain of the guard and an officer of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.
13 He burned down the LORD's temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. Every important building was burned down.
14 The entire Babylonian army that was with the captain of the guard tore down the walls around Jerusalem.
15 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, captured the few people left in the city, those who surrendered to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the population.
16 But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, left some of the poorest people in the land to work in the vineyards and on the farms.
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