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.
• New International Version (NIV)But Nebuzaradan left behind the rest of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields.
• 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.

Context of Jeremiah 52:16

14Then all the Chaldean army, which was with the captain of the guard, broke down all the walls of Jerusalem all around. 15Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest of the people, the rest of the people who were left in the city, the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon, and what remained of the craftsmen. But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen. 17The Chaldeans smashed the bronze pillars of the House of Adonai, the stands and the bronze sea that were in the House of Adonai, and carried all the bronze to Babylon. 18The pots, the shovels, the wick trimmers, the basins, the pans, and all the bronze articles for Temple service, they also took away.

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 the captain of the guard carried away into exile the rest of the people—those who remained in the city and also the deserters who had defected to him, and the rest of the people remaining.
• Jeremiah 40:5But he would not turn back. “Go back then to Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go anywhere it seems right in your eyes to go.” Then the captain of the guard gave him a ration and a gift, and let him go.
• 2 Kings 25:12But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and field hands.
• Ezekiel 33:24“Son of man, the inhabitants of these ruins in the land of Israel keep saying, ‘Abraham was only one, yet he inherited the land. Since we are many, the land is given to us as a 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