Jeremiah 52:25

25 Of those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the fighting men, and seven royal advisers. He also took the secretary who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the land, sixty of whom were found in the city.

Jeremiah 52:25 in Other Translations

25 He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king's person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.

25 and from the city he took an officer who had been in command of the men of war, and seven men of the king's council, who were found in the city; and the secretary of the commander of the army who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the midst of the city.

25 And from among the people still hiding in the city, he took an officer who had been in charge of the Judean army; seven of the king’s personal advisers; the army commander’s chief secretary, who was in charge of recruitment; and sixty other citizens.

25 the chief remaining army officer, seven of the king's counselors who happened to be in the city, the chief recruiting officer for the army, and sixty men of standing from among the people who were still there.

25 From the city he took a court official who had been appointed over the warriors; seven trusted royal aides found in the city; the secretary of the commander of the army, who enlisted the people of the land for military duty; and 60 men from the common people who were found within the city.

Jeremiah 52:25 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 52:25

He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge
of the men of war
The master-master-general of the army: and seven men of them which were near the king's person which were
found in the city;
or, "saw the face of the king": or rather, "made to see [his] face" ^F8; these were ministers of state, who were always at court, and assisted in councils of state, and introduced persons into the king's presence; in ( 2 Kings 25:19 ) ; they are said to be but "five"; but Josephus ^F9 has seven, as here; perhaps two of them were of less note, and so not reckoned, as Jarchi observes: some will have it, that the two scribes of the judges are left out; but others, more probably, Jeremiah and Baruch, who were first taken, and afterwards dismissed: and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the
land;
or the scribe of the prince of the army, as the Targum; the general's secretary: and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the
midst of the city:
persons of prime note, who, upon the invasion, betook themselves from the country to the city of Jerusalem with their effects, and to defend it. Josephus ^F11 calls them rulers or governors.

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 (Klmh ynp yarm) "ex videntibus facies, [vel] faciem regis", Montanus, Piscator; "de videre facientibus facies regis", Schmidt.
F9 Antiqu. l. 10. c. 8. sect. 5.
F11 Ibid.

Jeremiah 52:25 In-Context

23 There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; the total number of pomegranates above the surrounding network was a hundred.

24 The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers.

25 Of those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the fighting men, and seven royal advisers. He also took the secretary who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the land, sixty of whom were found in the city.

26 Nebuzaradan the commander took them all and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

27 There at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king had them executed. So Judah went into captivity, away from her land.

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 36:10