Jeremiah 52:16
16 But Nebuzaradan left behind the rest of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields.
Other Translations of Jeremiah 52:16
King James Version
16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.
English Standard Version
16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.
The Message
16 He left a few poor dirt farmers behind to tend the vineyards and what was left of the fields.
New King James Version
16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poor of the land as vinedressers and farmers.
New Living Translation
16 But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind to care for the vineyards and fields.
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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.