Jeremiah 52 Footnotes
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52:28 Jeremiah recorded that 3,023 were exiled in the first group, but 2Kg 24:14-16 gives the total as eighteen thousand. Probably the number in Jeremiah included only the men, while the round number in 2 Kings included women and children (see Ex 12:37; 38:26; Mt 14:21; 15:38).
52:31 Independent archaeological evidence supports the imprisonment of Jehoiachin in Babylon. An inscription references Ya’ukinu, king of the land of Yahudi, and it lists the rations provided for him and his five sons.
52:33 If Jeremiah was still alive, he would have been about ninety years old when Jehoiachin was released. It is not unreasonable for a compiler or an editor to add a comment at the end of a book by, or about, some important person (Dt 34). This does not affect the reliability of Scripture since God could inspire and superintend an editor just as he did the author of the main part of the book (see note on Jr 1:1-3). The editor added this section to show that Jeremiah’s prophecies regarding the restoration of Judah and Israel were moving toward fulfillment.