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Jeremiah 52:15
Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the craftsmen.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the actions of Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, immediately after the Chaldean army dismantles Jerusalem’s walls.
The words — דַּלּוֹת (da.Lot) denotes the poorest residents, while נִשְׁאָרִים (nish.'a.Rim) identifies those who survived the initial destruction.
The thread — This deportation pattern continues in Jeremiah 52:16, where the same group is left to work the land, and echoes the captured city motif in Jeremiah 15:1 and Zechariah 14:2.
Why it lands — The text demands acknowledgment that survival under judgment is measured by economic utility rather than moral standing, reducing human worth to labor capacity.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 15:1 Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go!
- Zechariah 14:2 For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.