Jeremiah 52:16
"Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the poorest of the people, and the rest of the people who were left in the city, and those who fell away, who defected to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude."
Key Reflection
Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard under Nebuchadnezzar, systematically deported various segments of Jerusalem's population, including the poorest citizens and those who had surrendered to the Babylonian forces out of fear or desperation. This comprehensive relocation left no stratum of society untouched, underscoring the thoroughness with which the Babylonians sought to depopulate and subjugate the city.
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From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes