Jeremiah 52:14

14 The whole Babylonian army, under the commander of the imperial guard, broke down all the walls around Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 52:14 in Other Translations

14 And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

14 And all the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down all the walls around Jerusalem.

14 Then he supervised the entire Babylonian army as they tore down the walls of Jerusalem on every side.

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

14 The whole Chaldean army with the commander of the guards tore down all the walls surrounding 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, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard, who served the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.

13 He set fire to the temple of the LORD, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down.

14 The whole Babylonian army, under the commander of the imperial guard, broke down all the walls around Jerusalem.

15 Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the rest of the craftsmen and those who had deserted to the king of Babylon.

16 But Nebuzaradan left behind the rest of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields.

Cross References

• 1. S Nehemiah 1:3; Lamentations 2:8