Jeremiah 52:14

14 He put the Babylonian troops he had with him to work knocking down the city walls.

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 nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon on the seventh day of the fifth month, Nebuzaradan, the king of Babylon's chief deputy, arrived in Jerusalem.
13 He burned the Temple of God to the ground, went on to the royal palace, and then finished off the city. He burned the whole place down.
14 He put the Babylonian troops he had with him to work knocking down the city walls.
15 Finally, he rounded up everyone left in the city, including those who had earlier deserted to the king of Babylon, and took them off into exile.
16 He left a few poor dirt farmers behind to tend the vineyards and what was left of the fields.
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