Jeremiah 52:16

Jeremiah 52:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poor of the land as vinedressers and farmers.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind to care for the vineyards and fields.

Context of Jeremiah 52:16

14The whole Babylonian army, under the commander of the imperial guard, broke down all the walls around Jerusalem. 15Nebuzaradan 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. But Nebuzaradan left behind the rest of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields. 17The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars, the movable stands and the bronze Sea that were at the temple of the Lord and they carried all the bronze to Babylon. 18They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes and all the bronze articles used in the temple service.

Jeremiah 52:16 word by word

וּמִדַּלּ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ הִשְׁאִ֕יר נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ן רַב־טַבָּחִ֑ים לְכֹרְמִ֖ים וּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But Nebuzar–adanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָןnebûzar'ădân · NebuzaradanH5018
• the captainרַבrab · chiefH7227
• of the guardטַבָּחţabbâch · guardH2876
• leftשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• of the poorדַּלָּהdallâh · poorH1803
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• for vinedressersכָּרַםkôrêm · to tend vineyardsH3755
• and for husbandmenיָגַבyâgab · to tillH3009

Cross-references for Jeremiah 52:16

• Jeremiah 39:9Nebuzaradan 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.
• Jeremiah 40:5However, before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “Go back to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the towns of Judah, and live with him among the people, or go anywhere else you please.” Then the commander gave him provisions and a present and let him go.
• 2 Kings 25:12But the commander left behind some of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields.
• Ezekiel 33:24“Son of man, the people living in those 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 our possession.’

Commentaries on Jeremiah 52:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The poor of the land - See on Jeremiah 39:1; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Husbandmen - Men who tilled little plots of ground with the mattock.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. 12-21This section provides details not in 2 Kings 25. The Babylonians took great wealth by stealing all the precious metals from the Temple before burning it. The Babylonian looters broke large metal items into pieces to load them onto wagons and transport them. Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick: These words are added to the 2 Kings 25 text.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-34(See on Jr 51:64). Jeremiah, having already (thirty-ninth and fortieth chapters) given the history in the proper place, was not likely to repeat it here. Its canonical authority as inspired is shown by its being in the Septuagint version. It contains the capture and burning of Jerusalem, &c., Zedekiah's punishment, and the better treatment of Jehoiachin under Evil-merodach, down to his death. These last events were probably subsequent to Jeremiah's time…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 52:16

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jerusalem
• Month
• Nebuzaradan (Nebuzar-Adan)
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

• Diet
• Gedaliah
• Kings, The Books of
• Zedekiah
• Feasts and Fasts
• Husbandman; Husbandry
• Jeremiah (2)
• Nebuchadnezzar; Nebuchadrezzar
• Septuagint
• Vine

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