16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.
16 But Nebuzaradan left behind the rest of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields.
16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.
16 He left a few poor dirt farmers behind to tend the vineyards and what was left of the fields.
16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poor of the land as vinedressers and farmers.
16 But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind to care for the vineyards and fields.
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.