Jeremiah 52:15

Jeremiah 52:15 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the rest of the craftsmen and those who had deserted to the king of Babylon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive some of the poorest of the people and the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, together with the rest of the artisans.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive some of the poor people, the rest of the people who remained in the city, the defectors who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took as exiles some of the poorest of the people, the rest of the people who remained in the city, the defectors who had declared their allegiance to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen.

Context of Jeremiah 52:15

13And burned the house of the Lord, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire: 14And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about. 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. 16But Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen. 17Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.

Jeremiah 52:15 word by word

וּמִדַּלּ֨וֹת הָעָ֜ם וְֽאֶת־יֶ֥תֶר הָעָ֣ם׀ הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים בָּעִ֗יר וְאֶת־הַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָֽפְלוּ֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל וְאֵ֖ת יֶ֣תֶר הָֽאָמ֑וֹן הֶגְלָ֕ה נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ן רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• Then Nebuzar–adanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָןnebûzar'ădân · NebuzaradanH5018
• the captainרַבrab · chiefH7227
• of the guardטַבָּחţabbâch · guardH2876
• carried away captiveגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: removeH1540
• of the poorדַּלָּהdallâh · poorH1803
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and the residueיֶ֫תֶרyether · remainderH3499
• that remainedשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• in the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and those that fell awayנָפַלnâphal · to fall: desertingH5307
• to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• of the multitudeאָמוֹן'âmôn · multitudeH527

Cross-references for Jeremiah 52:15

• Jeremiah 15:1Then said the Lord unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
• Zechariah 14:2For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 52:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Those that fell away - The deserters to the Chaldeans during the siege.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Certain of the poor of the people, and - Omit (as in 2 Kings 25:11), being inserted through some confusion with Jeremiah 52:16. Multitude - Possibly workmen. The object of Nebuchadnezzar was to people Babylon, not with paupers, but with men of a better class, artisans and workmen, who would enrich it.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-23Verses 12-23 The Chaldean army made woful havoc. But nothing is so particularly related here, as the carrying away of the articles in the temple. The remembrance of their beauty and value shows us the more the evil of sin.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15some of the poorest people: Jeremiah included this phrase (see 2 Kings 25:11) and replaced "population" with "craftsmen."Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. poor of ... people--added to the account in 2Ki 25:11. "The poor of the people" are of the city, as distinguished from "the poor of the land," that is, of the country.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 52:15

• Jerusalem
• Month
• Nebuzaradan (Nebuzar-Adan)
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Diet
• Kings, The Books of
• Feasts and Fasts
• Jeremiah (2)
• Nebuchadnezzar; Nebuchadrezzar
• Nebuzaradan
• Pining Sickness
• Septuagint

Commentaries on Jeremiah 52

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• 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