16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen .

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 52:16

Commentary on Jeremiah 52:12-23

(Read Jeremiah 52:12-23)

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.