28 This is the number of the people whom Nebuchadnezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year, 3,023 Judeans;

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 52:28

Commentary on Jeremiah 52:24-30

(Read Jeremiah 52:24-30)

The leaders of the Jews caused them to err; but now they are, in particular, made monuments of Divine justice. Here is an account of two earlier captivities. This people often were wonders both of judgment and mercy.