Parallel Verses
Amplified
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.
Holman Bible
But some of the poorest people of the land Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, left to be vinedressers and farmers.
International Standard Version
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest people of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.
A Conservative Version
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
American Standard Version
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
Bible in Basic English
But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, let the poorest of the land go on living there, to take care of the vines and the fields.
Darby Translation
But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard left of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.
Julia Smith Translation
And from the weak of the land, Nebuzaradan chief of the cooks left for vine-dressers and for ploughmen.
King James 2000
But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for farmers.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But Nebuzaradan [the] captain of [the] guard left [some] of the poor of the land [to serve] as vinedressers and farmers.
Modern King James verseion
But Nebuzaradan the chief of the executioners left some of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for farmers.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But the poor people of the country did Nebuzaradan the chief Captain leave in the land, to occupy the vineyards and fields.
NET Bible
But he left behind some of the poor and gave them fields and vineyards.
New Heart English Bible
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vineyard keepers and farmers.
The Emphasized Bible
But, others of the poor of the land, did Nebuzaradan chief of the royal executioners leave, for vinedressers and for husbandmen.
Webster
But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vine-dressers and for husbandmen.
World English Bible
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vineyard keepers and farmers.
Youngs Literal Translation
and of the poor of the land hath Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, left for vine-dressers and for husbandmen.
Themes
Israel » Josiah » Son » Zedekiah
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Month » Ab (august) » number only mentioned » Temple destroyed in
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 52:16
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Context Readings
The Fall Of Jerusalem
15 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took away into exile some of the poorest of the people, those who were left in the city [at the time it was captured], along with those who deserted to join the king of Babylon [during the siege] and the rest of the artisans. 16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers. 17 Now the Chaldeans broke into pieces the pillars of bronze which belonged to the house of the Lord, and the bronze pedestals [which supported the ten basins] and the [enormous] bronze Sea, which were in the house of the Lord, and carried all the bronze to Babylon.
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Cross References
2 Kings 25:12
But the captain of the bodyguard left some of the unimportant and poorest people of the land to be vineyard workers and farmers.
Jeremiah 39:9-10
Then Nebuzaradan the [chief executioner and] captain of the bodyguard took the rest of the people who remained in the city, along with those who had deserted and surrendered to him, and the rest of the [so-called better class of] people who were left and carried them into exile in Babylon.
Jeremiah 40:5-7
While Jeremiah was still hesitating, the captain of the bodyguard said, “Go on back then to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed [governor] over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people; or else go wherever it seems right for you to go.” So the captain of the bodyguard gave him an allowance of food and a gift and let him go.
Ezekiel 33:24
“Son of man, those [back in Palestine] who inhabit these ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was [only] one man and he took possession of the land, but we are many; the land has [most certainly] been given to us [to possess] as property.’