Jeremiah 39:9

Jeremiah 39:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.
• New International Version (NIV)Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard carried into exile to Babylon the people who remained in the city, along with those who had gone over to him, and the rest of the people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, carried into exile to Babylon the rest of the people who were left in the city, those who had deserted to him, and the people who remained.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive to Babylon the remnant of the people who remained in the city and those who defected to him, with the rest of the people who remained.

Context of Jeremiah 39:9

7Then he blinded Zedekiah, put him in bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon. 8The Babylonians burned down the royal palace and the people’s homes, and they tore down the walls of Jerusalem. Nebuzaradan, Babylon’s captain of the guard, captured the few people left in the city, those who surrendered to him, and the rest of the people. 10But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, left some poor people who had nothing in the land of Judah. At that time he gave them vineyards and farms. 11King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon gave Nebuzaradan an order concerning Jeremiah. He said,

Jeremiah 39:9 word by word

וְאֵת֩ יֶ֨תֶר הָעָ֜ם הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים בָּעִ֗יר וְאֶת־הַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָפְל֣וּ עָלָ֔יו וְאֵ֛ת יֶ֥תֶר הָעָ֖ם הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֑ים הֶגְלָ֛ה נְבֽוּזַר־אֲדָ֥ן רַב־טַבָּחִ֖ים בָּבֶֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Nebuzar–adanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָןnebûzar'ădân · NebuzaradanH5018
• the captainרַבrab · chiefH7227
• of the guardטַבָּחţabbâch · guardH2876
• carried away captiveגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: removeH1540
• into Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• the remnantיֶ֫תֶרyether · remainderH3499
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• that remainedשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• in the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and those that fell awayנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• that fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: desertingH5307

Cross-references for Jeremiah 39:9

• Jeremiah 39:13Nebuzaradan (the captain of the guard), Nebushazban (the chief official), Nergal (the quartermaster and the chief fortuneteller), and all the other leaders of the king of Babylon sent for Jeremiah.
• Jeremiah 40:1The Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah after Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, let him go at Ramah. Nebuzaradan found Jeremiah in chains along with the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being taken to Babylon.
• Jeremiah 52:12On the tenth day of the fifth month of Nebuchadnezzar’s nineteenth year as king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, who was the captain of the guard and an officer of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.
• 2 Kings 25:11Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, captured the few people left in the city, those who surrendered to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the population.
• Jeremiah 39:10But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, left some poor people who had nothing in the land of Judah. At that time he gave them vineyards and farms.
• Genesis 37:36Meanwhile, in Egypt the Midianites sold Joseph to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials and captain of the guard.
• Jeremiah 10:18This is what the Lord says: I am going to throw out those who live in the land at this time and cause trouble for them so that they will feel it.
• Jeremiah 16:13So I will throw you out of this land into a land that you and your ancestors haven’t heard of. There you will serve other gods day and night because I will no longer have pity on you.’
• Jeremiah 20:4This is what the Lord says: I’m going to make you terrify yourself and all your friends. Their enemies’ swords will kill them, and you will see it with your own eyes. I will hand all of Judah over to the king of Babylon. He will take the people away as captives to Babylon or kill them with swords.
• Jeremiah 52:28These are the people Nebuchadnezzar took captive: In his seventh year as king, he took 3,023 Jews.
• Leviticus 26:33I will scatter you among the nations. War will follow you. Your country will be in ruins. Your cities will be deserted.
• Deuteronomy 4:27The Lord will scatter you among the people of the world, and only a few of you will be left among the nations where the Lord will force you to live.
• 2 Kings 20:18Some of your own descendants will be taken away. They will become officials in the palace of the king of Babylon.’ ”
• Isaiah 5:13“My people will go into exile because they don’t understand what I’m doing. Honored men will starve, and common people will be parched with thirst.”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 39:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Those that fell away - That deserted to the Chaldeans during the siege.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-10Verses 4-10 Compare the marginal reference. The differences between the two accounts are slight.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9carried away to Babylon the remnant of the people: They usually tied each person's hands and connected them to the person in front, forming a long line of sad captives.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. remnant--excepting the poorest (Jr 39:10), who caused Nebuchadnezzar no apprehensions. those ... that fell to him--the deserters were distrusted; or they may have been removed at their own request, lest the people should vent their rage on them as traitors, after the departure of the Chaldeans. rest ... that remained--distinct from the previous "remnant"; there he means the remnant of those besieged in the city, whom Nebuchadnezzar spared; here, those…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 39:9

• Executioner
• Nebuzaradan (Nebuzar-Adan)
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Captive
• Jerusalem
• Kings, The Books of
• Rama
• Captain
• Feasts and Fasts
• Guard
• Jeremiah (2)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings