28 The number of captives taken to Babylon in the seventh year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign was 3,023. 29 Then in Nebuchadnezzar's eighteenth year he took 832Â more. 30 In Nebuchadnezzar's twenty-third year he sent Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, who took 745Â more-a total of 4,600 captives in all.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 52:28-30
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.