Jeremia 39:10

10 Aber von dem Volke, den Geringen, die nichts hatten, ließ Nebusaradan, der Oberste der Leibwache, im Lande Juda zurück; und er gab ihnen Weinberge und Äcker an jenem Tage.

Jeremia 39:10 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 39:10

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of
the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah
Because they would have been of no service to the Chaldeans, but a burden to them; and because they had nothing to fear from them; they had no arms to rebel against them, nor money to purchase any; and because it would be to their interest to have the land manured, and not lie waste, that they might have some tribute from it: and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time;
as their own property to dress and cultivate, and receive the advantage of them; though very probably a tax was laid upon them; or they were to pay tribute to the king of Babylon; or, however, contribute out of them to the support of the government that was placed over them; and this was a happy incident in their favour; here was a strange change of circumstances with them; though the nation in general was in distress, they, who before had nothing, are now proprietors of vineyards and fields, when the former owners were carried captive: there might be much of the justice of God conspicuous in this affair; such who had been oppressed and ill used by the rich are now retaliated with their possessions. The Targum is,

``and he appointed them to work in the fields and in the vineyards in that day.''

Jeremia 39:10 In-Context

8 Und die Chaldäer verbrannten das Haus des Königs und die Häuser des Volkes mit Feuer, und rissen die Mauern von Jerusalem nieder.

9 Und den Rest des Volkes, die in der Stadt Übriggebliebenen und die Überläufer, die zu ihm übergelaufen waren, und den Rest des Volkes, die Übriggebliebenen, führte Nebusaradan, der Oberste der Leibwache, nach Babel hinweg.

10 Aber von dem Volke, den Geringen, die nichts hatten, ließ Nebusaradan, der Oberste der Leibwache, im Lande Juda zurück; und er gab ihnen Weinberge und Äcker an jenem Tage.

11 Und betreffs Jeremias gebot Nebukadrezar, der König von Babel, durch Nebusaradan, den Obersten der Leibwache, und sprach:

12 Nimm ihn und richte deine Augen auf ihn und tue ihm nichts zuleide, sondern wie er zu dir reden wird, so tue mit ihm.