Jeremiah 52:26

Jeremiah 52:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took these and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them all to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

Context of Jeremiah 52:26

24The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers. 25Of those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the fighting men, and seven royal advisers. He also took the secretary who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the land, sixty of whom were found in the city. Nebuzaradan the commander took them all and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 27There at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king had them executed. So Judah went into captivity, away from her land. 28This is the number of the people Nebuchadnezzar carried into exile: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;

Jeremiah 52:26 word by word

וַיִּקַּ֣ח אוֹתָ֔ם נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ן רַב־טַבָּחִ֑ים וַיֹּ֧לֶךְ אוֹתָ֛ם אֶל־מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל רִבְלָֽתָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Nebuzar–adanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָןnebûzar'ădân · NebuzaradanH5018
• the captainרַבrab · chiefH7227
• of the guardטַבָּחţabbâch · guardH2876
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• them, and broughtיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• them to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• to Riblahרִבְלָהriblâh · RiblahH7247

Commentaries on Jeremiah 52:26

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-30Verses 24-30 The leaders of the Jews caused them to err; but now they are, in particular, made monuments of Divine justice. Here is an account of two earlier captivities. This people often were wonders both of judgment and mercy.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-34This chapter retells the story from 2 Kings 24:18–25:30, describing Jerusalem's last month, with some added details and changes. Repeating this passage highlights Jeremiah's honesty as a true prophet of God. Everything Jeremiah predicted about the city's destruction and the end of Judah's kingdom happened. Similarly, his predictions about the Exile, the hardships of the survivors in Babylon, and their return also came true.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 52:26

• Month
• Nebuzaradan (Nebuzar-Adan)
• Riblah
• Seraiah
• Zedekiah
• Zephaniah

In the dictionaries

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

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