Jeremiah 52:14 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 52:14

The Temple and City Plundered and Burned

12 ^aNow in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month (^bwhich was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), ^cNebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, who served the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.

13 He burned the house of the Lord and the king’s house; all the houses of Jerusalem, that is, all the houses of the great, he burned with fire.

14 And all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard broke down all the walls of Jerusalem all around.

15 ^aThen Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive some of the poor people, the rest of the people who remained in the city, the defectors who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen.

16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poor of the land as vinedressers and farmers.

17 ^aThe ^bbronze pillars that were in the house of the Lord, and the carts and the bronze Sea that were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and carried all their bronze to Babylon.

18 They also took away ^athe pots, the shovels, the trimmers, the¹ bowls, the spoons, and all the bronze utensils with which the priests ministered.

19 The basins, the firepans, the bowls, the pots, the lampstands, the spoons, and the cups, whatever was solid gold and whatever was solid silver, the captain of the guard took away.

20 The two pillars, one Sea, the twelve bronze bulls which were under it, and the carts, which King Solomon had made for the house of the Lord—^athe bronze of all these articles was beyond measure.

21 Now concerning the ^apillars: the height of one pillar was eighteen¹ cubits, a measuring line of twelve cubits could measure its circumference, and its thickness was² four fingers; it was hollow.

22 A capital of bronze was on it; and the height of one capital was five cubits, with a network and pomegranates all around the capital, all of bronze. The second pillar, with pomegranates was the same.

23 There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; ^aall the pomegranates, all around on the network, were one hundred.

The People Taken Captive to Babylonia

24 ^aThe captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, ^bZephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers.

25 He also took out of the city an¹ officer who had charge of the men of war, seven men of the king’s close associates who were found in the city, the principal scribe of the army who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the midst of the city.

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 52:14

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American Standard Version
And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

Amplified® Bible
And all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard broke down all the walls round about Jerusalem.

Contemporary English Version
Then he ordered the Babylonian soldiers to break down the walls around Jerusalem.

Darby English Version
And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the body-guard, broke down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

Good News Bible
and his soldiers tore down the city walls.

King James Version
And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

New American Standard Bible
So all the army of the Chaldeans who {were} with the captain of the guard broke down all the walls around Jerusalem.

New International Version
The whole Babylonian army under the commander of the imperial guard broke down all the walls around Jerusalem.

New King James Version
And all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard broke down all the walls of Jerusalem all around.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So all the army of the Chaldeans who remained with the captain of the guard broke down all the walls around Jerusalem.

Revised Standard Version
And all the army of the Chalde'ans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down all the walls round about Jerusalem.

Young's Literal Translation
and all the walls of Jerusalem round about broken down have all the forces of the Chaldeans that `are' with the chief of the executioners.

New English Translation
The whole Babylonian army that came with the captain of the royal guard tore down the walls that surrounded Jerusalem.

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