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Jeremiah 52:30
in Nebuchadnezzar’s twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away 745 Jews. So in all, 4,600 people were taken away.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records a historical account of the final Babylonian deportations from Jerusalem. This entry follows earlier exile counts and precedes the release of King Jehoiachin in Babylon.
The words — הֶגְלָה (heg.lah) translates literally as “he took into exile,” describing the forced relocation action. רַב טַבָּחִים (rav tab.bachim) means “chief of the bodyguards,” identifying Nebuzaradan’s official title.
The thread — This deportation totals a previous removal to reach 4,600 captives, echoing the systematic gleaning of Israel’s remnant described in Jeremiah 6:9. The ongoing Babylonian exile narrative continues directly into Jeremiah 52:31 with the pardon of Jehoiachin.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of the cumulative weight of Judah’s displacement under imperial decree. It requires the reader to track the precise historical progression of judgment and captivity without minimizing its finality.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 6:9 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Glean the remnant of Israel as thoroughly as a vine. Pass your hand once more like a grape gatherer over the branches.”
- 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.