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Jeremiah 52:25
Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as seven trusted royal advisers. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, executes the deportation of Jerusalem's remaining leadership immediately after arresting the chief priest and doorkeepers. This action precedes the transport of all captured officials to Riblah.
The words — לָקַח (la.Kach) translates literally as "he took," and סָרִיס (sa.Ris) denotes a "court-official" or eunuch. The text specifies the exact capture of named officials rather than the general populace.
The thread — The purge of city leadership parallels 2 Kings 25:19, which records a similar deportation of Jerusalem's remaining officials. The enumeration of seven royal advisers corresponds to the seven princes listed in Esther 1:14.
Why it lands — The passage records the systematic dismantling of Judah's civil and military command structure. It requires the reader to note the precise accounting of captured men as evidence of total judicial removal.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 25:19 Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as five royal advisors. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.
- Esther 1:14 His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.
- Matthew 18:10 See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.