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15 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, took into exile some of the poor,[a] the rest of the people who remained in the city, those who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen. 16 But he[b] left behind some of the poor[c] and gave them fields and vineyards.

17 The Babylonians broke the two bronze pillars in the temple of the Lord, as well as the movable stands and the large bronze basin called “The Sea.”[d] They took all the bronze to Babylon.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 52:15 tn Heb “poor of the people.”
  2. Jeremiah 52:16 tn Heb “Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard.” However, the subject is clear from the preceding, and modern English style would normally avoid repeating the proper name and title.
  3. Jeremiah 52:16 tn Heb “poor of the land.”
  4. Jeremiah 52:17 sn For discussion of the items listed here, see the study notes at Jer 27:19.