28 3,023 men of Judah were taken into exile by Nebuchadnezzar in the seventh year of his reign. 29 832 from Jerusalem were taken in the eighteenth year of his reign. 30 745 men from Judah were taken off by Nebuzaradan, the king's chief deputy, in Nebuchadnezzar's twenty-third year. The total number of exiles was 4,600.
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.