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There were 4,600 people in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/52.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In Nebuchadnezzar’s twenty-third year he sent Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, who took 745 more—a total of 4,600 captives in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/52.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Judeans 745 persons; all the persons were 4,600.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/52.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />in Nebuchadnezzar’s twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away 745 Jews. So in all, 4,600 people were taken away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/52.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons <i>were</i> four thousand and six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/52.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred and forty-five persons. All the persons <i>were</i> four thousand six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/52.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took into exile 745 Jewish people; <i>there were</i> 4,600 people in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/52.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried into exile 745 Jewish people; there were 4,600 persons in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/52.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried into exile 745 Jewish people; there were 4,600 persons in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/52.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took away into exile 745 Jewish people; there were 4,600 persons in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/52.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan the captain of the [Babylonian] guard took captive 745 Jewish people; there were 4,600 persons in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/52.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />in Nebuchadnezzar’s twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guards, deported 745 Jews. Altogether, 4,600 people were deported.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/52.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />in Nebuchadnezzar&#8217s twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, deported 745 Jews. All together 4,600 people were deported. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/52.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />in the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/52.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />in the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/52.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />In Nebuchadnezzar's twenty-third year as king, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took away 745 Jews. In all, 4,600 people were taken away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/52.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and in his twenty-third year, 745--taken away by Nebuzaradan. In all, 4,600 people were taken away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/52.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />in Nebuchadnezzar's twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took 745 people from Judah into exile. All the people taken into exile numbered 4,600.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/52.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />in Nebuchadnezzar?s twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away 745 Jews. So in all, 4,600 people were taken away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/52.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />in Nebuchadnezzar's twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, carried into exile 745 Judeans. In all 4,600 people went into exile. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/52.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />in the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty-five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/52.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar, Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/52.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty-five people. All the people numbered four thousand six hundred. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/52.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the guard, has removed of Jewish souls, seven hundred forty-five; all the souls [are] four thousand and six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/52.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> in the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar, hath Nebuzar-Adan chief of the guard removed of Jewish souls, seven hundred forty and five; all the souls are four thousand and six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/52.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the three and twentieth year to Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan chief of the cooks carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five souls: all the souls four thousand and six hundred.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/52.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In the three and twentieth year of Nabuchodonosor, Nabuzardan the general carried away of the Jews seven hundred and forty-five souls. So all the souls were four thousand six hundred. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/52.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan, the chief of the military, carried away of the Jews seven hundred forty-five souls. Therefore, all the souls were four thousand six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/52.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, deported seven hundred forty-five Judahites: four thousand six hundred persons in all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/52.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadrezzar, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took into exile of the Judeans seven hundred forty-five persons; all the persons were four thousand six hundred.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/52.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon Nebuzaradan, the general of the guard, carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred and forty-five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/52.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And in year twenty and three of Nebukadnetsar, Nebuzaradan the High Guard took captive souls of Jews: seven hundred and forty and five, all the souls were four thousand and six hundred<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/52.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />in the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons; all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/52-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=16899" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/52.htm">Captives Carried to Babylon</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">29</span>in Nebuchadnezzar’s eighteenth year, 832 people from Jerusalem; <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5019.htm" title="5019: lin·ḇū·ḵaḏ·reṣ·ṣar (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Of foreign derivation; Nebukadnetstsar, king of Babylon.">in Nebuchadnezzar’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šā·lōš (Number-fs) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">twenty-third</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: wə·‘eś·rîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: biš·naṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5018.htm" title="5018: nə·ḇū·zar·’ă·ḏān (N-proper-ms) -- Nebo has given seed, a Bab. general. Of foreign origin; Nebuzaradan, a Babylonian general.">Nebuzaradan</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: raḇ- (N-msc) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">captain</a> <a href="/hebrew/2876.htm" title="2876: ṭab·bā·ḥîm (N-mp) -- Cook, guardsman. From tabach; properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman; also a cook.">of the guard</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: heḡ·lāh (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">carried away</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šə·ḇa‘ (Number-fsc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">745</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/705.htm" title="705: ’ar·bā·‘îm (Number-cp) -- Forty. Multiple of arba'; forty."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: wa·ḥă·miš·šāh (Conj-w:: Number-ms) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3064.htm" title="3064: yə·hū·ḏîm (N-proper-mp) -- Jewish. Patronymically from Yhuwdah; a Jehudite, or descendant of Jehudah.">Jews.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">So in all,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: ne·p̄eš (N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·ba·‘aṯ (Number-msc) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">4,600</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’ă·lā·p̄îm (Number-mp) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="8337: wə·šêš (Conj-w:: Number-fs) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: ne·p̄eš (N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">people were taken away.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-21.htm">2 Kings 25:21</a></span><br />There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">2 Kings 24:14-16</a></span><br />He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained. / Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. / The king of Babylon also brought into exile to Babylon all seven thousand men of valor and a thousand craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-20.htm">2 Chronicles 36:20</a></span><br />Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-9.htm">Jeremiah 39:9</a></span><br />Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away to Babylon the remnant of the people who had remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/40-1.htm">Jeremiah 40:1</a></span><br />This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had released him at Ramah, having found him bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/43-6.htm">Jeremiah 43:6</a></span><br />the men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had allowed to remain with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as well as Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-1.htm">Jeremiah 29:1-2</a></span><br />This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. / (This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-1.htm">Ezekiel 1:1-3</a></span><br />In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God. / On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin— / the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar. And there the LORD’s hand was upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Daniel 1:1-3</a></span><br />In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god. / Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites from the royal family and the nobility—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-3.htm">Lamentations 1:3</a></span><br />Judah has gone into exile under affliction and harsh slavery; she dwells among the nations but finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in the midst of her distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-9.htm">Lamentations 2:9</a></span><br />Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/2-1.htm">Ezra 2:1</a></span><br />Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/7-6.htm">Nehemiah 7:6</a></span><br />These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-11.htm">Matthew 1:11-12</a></span><br />and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. / After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-17.htm">Matthew 1:17</a></span><br />In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.</p><p class="hdg">carried</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/52-15.htm">Jeremiah 52:15</a></b></br> Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive <i>certain</i> of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-9.htm">Jeremiah 6:9</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/52-26.htm">Captain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-29.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-29.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-28.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-22.htm">Five</a> <a href="/psalms/95-10.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-68.htm">Forty-Five</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-21.htm">Four</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-26.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-29.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-28.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-29.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-29.htm">Nebuchadrezzar</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-26.htm">Nebuzaradan</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-26.htm">Nebuzar-Adan</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-29.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-25.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-23.htm">Six</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-28.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-28.htm">Three</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Twentieth</a> <a href="/esther/8-9.htm">Twenty-Third</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/1-3.htm">Captain</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-9.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm">Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-6.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/genesis/18-28.htm">Forty-Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-5.htm">Four</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-7.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-5.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/daniel/3-8.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Nebuchadrezzar</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-8.htm">Nebuzaradan</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-8.htm">Nebuzar-Adan</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-16.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-2.htm">Six</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-5.htm">Three</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm">Twentieth</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-6.htm">Twenty-Third</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 52</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-1.htm">Zedekiah rebels</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-4.htm">Jerusalem is besieged and taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-8.htm">Zedekiah's sons killed, and his own eyes put out,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-12.htm">Nebuzaradan burns and spoils the city</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-24.htm">He carries away the captives</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-28.htm">The number of Jews carried captive</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm">Evil-Merodach advances Jehoiachin</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylon, a powerful empire that played a significant role in the history of Israel and Judah. His reign is marked by the conquest of Jerusalem and the subsequent Babylonian Exile. This period is crucial in biblical history as it represents God's judgment on Judah for their disobedience and idolatry, fulfilling prophecies given by prophets like Jeremiah.<p><b>Nebuzaradan captain of the guard</b><br>Nebuzaradan was a high-ranking official in the Babylonian army, often referred to as the "captain of the guard." He was responsible for executing Nebuchadnezzar's orders, including the destruction of Jerusalem and the deportation of its inhabitants. His role highlights the military and administrative structure of the Babylonian Empire, which was known for its efficiency and brutality. Nebuzaradan's actions were instrumental in fulfilling the prophecies of destruction pronounced by Jeremiah.<p><b>carried away 745 Jews</b><br>This deportation of 745 Jews is part of the larger Babylonian Exile, where many inhabitants of Judah were taken captive to Babylon. The number 745, while specific, represents only a portion of the total exiles, indicating that this was one of several deportations. The exile was a pivotal event in Jewish history, leading to significant cultural and religious changes, including the development of the synagogue system and a renewed focus on the Torah.<p><b>So in all, 4,600 people were taken away</b><br>The total number of 4,600 people taken away refers to the cumulative deportations from Judah to Babylon. This figure, while seemingly small, likely represents the heads of families or significant individuals, suggesting a larger total population affected. The exile fulfilled Jeremiah's prophecies and served as a period of purification and reflection for the Jewish people. It also set the stage for the eventual return and rebuilding of Jerusalem, as prophesied by Isaiah and others, and foreshadows the ultimate redemption through Jesus Christ, who is seen as the fulfillment of the hope for restoration and deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nebuchadnezzar.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a></b><br>The king of Babylon who orchestrated the deportation of the Jews. His reign was marked by the conquest of Jerusalem and the subsequent exile of its people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/nebuzaradan.htm">Nebuzaradan</a></b><br>The captain of the guard under Nebuchadnezzar, responsible for carrying out the deportation of the Jews. His role was crucial in executing the king's orders.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jews.htm">Jews</a></b><br>The people of Judah who were taken into exile. This event marked a significant moment in Jewish history, emphasizing the consequences of their disobedience to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire that conquered Judah and took its people into exile. Babylon symbolizes both judgment and a place of refining for the Jewish people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a></b><br>The event of being taken captive and removed from one's homeland. This was a period of punishment but also of eventual restoration for the Jewish people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The exile serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. It underscores the importance of obedience and faithfulness to His commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment_and_restoration.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment and Restoration</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God remains sovereign. The exile was part of His divine plan, and He promised restoration and hope for the future.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_faithfully_in_exile.htm">Living Faithfully in Exile</a></b><br>Like Daniel and his friends, believers are called to live faithfully even in challenging circumstances, trusting in God's ultimate plan for their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_and_restoration.htm">Hope and Restoration</a></b><br>Despite the immediate suffering, God’s promises of restoration and hope are assured. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God’s plans are for their welfare and not for harm.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_52.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 52</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_nebuzaradan_freeing_jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah 40:1 - Is there any historical or archaeological evidence to confirm or dispute Nebuzaradan's release of Jeremiah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_exile_numbers_in_jeremiah.htm">How do we reconcile the differing numbers of exiles listed in Jeremiah 52:28-30 with other biblical accounts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_2_kings_25_8_and_jer_52_12.htm">In 2 Kings 25:8, the city falls on the seventh day of the fifth month, while Jeremiah 52:12 reports the tenth day--how can these differing dates be reconciled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_debate_2_kings_25_9's_destruction.htm">If 2 Kings 25:9 describes a total razing of Jerusalem, why is the archaeological record for such extensive destruction still debated?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/52.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(30) <span class= "bld">In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar . . .</span>--There is no record of this final deportation, five years after the capture of the city, in the historical books. It probably followed on the conquest of Egypt predicted in <a href="/jeremiah/44-11.htm" title="Therefore thus said the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Judah.">Jeremiah 44:11</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/44-28.htm" title="Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs.">Jeremiah 44:28</a>, and included some of those who had emigrated to that country; perhaps also on that of the Moabites and Edomites, among whom many Jews had probably taken refuge. The total number, including the 10,000 who are not mentioned here (see Note on <a href="/jeremiah/52-28.htm" title="This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:">Jeremiah 52:28</a>), mounts up to 14,600. In <a href="/context/ezra/2-64.htm" title="The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and three score,">Ezra 2:64-65</a> the number of those who returned from Babylon is given at 42,360, besides 7,337 male and female slaves, and this, as many remained behind in Babylon, is more than can be accounted for by the natural increase of population. Assuming the correctness of the numbers, we are led to the conclusion that after the exiles were settled in Babylon, and found themselves in a more favourable position than was at first anticipated (<a href="/context/jeremiah/29-5.htm" title="Build you houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;">Jeremiah 29:5-6</a>), they were joined by friends and kindred, who hoped to be better off there than in the desolation and disorders of their own country.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/52-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">in Nebuchadnezzar’s</span><br /><span class="heb">לִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֒</span> <span class="translit">(lin·ḇū·ḵaḏ·reṣ·ṣar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5019.htm">Strong's 5019: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nebuchadnezzar -- 'Nebo, protect the boundary', a Babylonian king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">twenty-third</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁלֹ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·lōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">year,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּשְׁנַ֨ת</span> <span class="translit">(biš·naṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Nebuzaradan</span><br /><span class="heb">נְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḇū·zar·’ă·ḏān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5018.htm">Strong's 5018: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nebuzaradan -- 'Nebo has given seed', a Babylonian general</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the captain</span><br /><span class="heb">רַב־</span> <span class="translit">(raḇ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the guard</span><br /><span class="heb">טַבָּחִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(ṭab·bā·ḥîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2876.htm">Strong's 2876: </a> </span><span class="str2">A butcher, a lifeguardsman, a cook</span><br /><br /><span class="word">carried away</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶגְלָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(heḡ·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> </span><span class="str2">To denude, to exile, to reveal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">745</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁבַ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḇa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jews.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדִ֕ים</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3064.htm">Strong's 3064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jews -- Jewish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So altogether,</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">4,600</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְבַּ֥עַת</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ba·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><br /><span class="word">people [were taken away].</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֕פֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ne·p̄eš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/52-30.htm">Jeremiah 52:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/52-30.htm">Jeremiah 52:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/52-30.htm">Jeremiah 52:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/52-30.htm">Jeremiah 52:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/52-30.htm">Jeremiah 52:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/52-30.htm">Jeremiah 52:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/52-30.htm">Jeremiah 52:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/52-30.htm">Jeremiah 52:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/52-30.htm">Jeremiah 52:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/52-30.htm">Jeremiah 52:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/52-30.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 52:30 In the three and twentieth year (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/52-29.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 52:29"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 52:29" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 52:31"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 52:31" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>