Jeremiah 52:16 “But Nebuzaradan captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest o…”

Jeremiah 52:16

But Nebuzaradan captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.

World English Bible

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vineyard keepers and farmers.

American Standard Version

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

Geneva Bible 1599

But Nebuzar-adan the chiefe steward left certaine of the poore of the lande, to dresse the vines, and to till the land.

Darby Translation

But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard left of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.

Young's Literal Translation

and of the poor of the land hath Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, left for vine-dressers and for husbandmen.

Bible in Basic English

But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, let the poorest of the land go on living there, to take care of the vines and the fields.

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Cross references

“certain”

Jeremiah 40:5–7 2 Kings 25:12 Ezekiel 33:24 Jeremiah 39:9 Jeremiah 39:10

Jeremiah 40:5–7 · BSB

But before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywh…

2 Kings 25:12 · BSB

But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.

Ezekiel 33:24 · BSB

“Son of man, those living in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’

Jeremiah 39:9 · BSB

Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away to Babylon the remnant of the people who had remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to him.

Jeremiah 39:10 · BSB

But Nebuzaradan left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had no property, and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15Then 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.

17Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.

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