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Jeremiah 52

Jeremiah 52:29

Captives Carried to Babylon · Jeremiah 52:24–30
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Translations

Modern
…in Nebuchadnezzar’s eighteenth year, 832 people from Jerusalem;
Traditional
In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:
Literal
…in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar, eight hundred thirty-two persons from Jerusalem;
Latin
…in anno octavodecimo Nabuchodonosor, de Jerusalem animas octingentas triginta duas:

Original

Hebrew
English
…in Nebuchadnezzar’s eighteenth year, 832 people from Jerusalem;

Notes

Jeremiah 52:29

The eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar was 586 BC, the year when Jerusalem was destroyed.

Jeremiah 52:28–30

The numbers in these verses add to the information in 2 Kings 24:14–16 about the exile in 597 BC. The deportation in Jeremiah 52:30 is not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible. It was likely a Babylonian response to Gedaliah’s murder (Jeremiah 41:1–3). This suggests that the person or people who made this adaptation lived after 581 BC, probably in Babylon.

Jeremiah 52:1–34

This chapter retells the story from 2 Kings 24:18–25:30, describing Jerusalem's last month, with some added details and changes. Repeating this passage highlights Jeremiah's honesty as a true prophet of God. Everything Jeremiah predicted about the city's destruction and the end of Judah's kingdom happened. Similarly, his predictions about the Exile, the hardships of the survivors in Babylon, and their return also came true.

Theme notes and profiles

Nebuchadnezzar II

Events

Parallels

2 Kings 25:18–21

People

Nebuchadnezzar: Emperor of Babylon who conquered Judah

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Dispersion of the Jews, Diaspora Kings, Books of First and Second Nebuzaradan

Topics

Captivity: Fulfilled Month: (Number Only Mentioned): Temple Destroyed In Nebuzaradan : Commands the Assyrian Army Which Besieged Jerusalem and Carried the Inhabitants to Babylon Prophecies Concerning Israel: Captivity of They Live in Babylon Zedekiah: Nebuchadnezzar Destroys the City and Temple