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Jeremiah 52:16

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16 But 1Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.
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Jeremiah 52:16 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 52:16

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left [certain] of the
poor of the land
Of the land of Judea, who lived in the country, and had not been concerned in defending the city against the Chaldeans: for vinedressers, and for husbandmen;
to look after the vineyards and fields, and dress and manure them, that the king of Babylon might receive some advantage by the conquest he had made; (See Gill on Jeremiah 39:10).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Jeremiah 52:16 In-Context

14 So all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard broke down all the walls around Jerusalem.
15 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away into exile some of the poorest of the people, the rest of the people who were left in the city, the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon and the rest of the artisans.
16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.
17 Now the bronze pillars which belonged to the house of the LORD and the stands and the bronze sea, which were in the house of the LORD , the Chaldeans broke in pieces and carried all their bronze to Babylon.
18 They also took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the basins, the pans and all the bronze vessels which were used in temple service.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 2 Kings 25:12; Jeremiah 39:10; Jeremiah 40:2-6

Footnotes 1

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