Discovery BoxJeremiah 52:12-16 
Context52:12 On the tenth 1 day of the fifth month, 2 in the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard 3 who served 4 the king of Babylon, arrived in Jerusalem. 52:13 He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem, including every large house. 52:14 The whole Babylonian army that came with the captain of the royal guard tore down the walls that surrounded Jerusalem. 52:15 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, took into exile some of the poor, 5 the rest of the people who remained in the city, those who had deserted to him, and the rest of the craftsmen. 52:16 But he 6 left behind some of the poor 7 and gave them fields and vineyards.
1 tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 25:8 has “seventh.”
2 sn The tenth day of the month would have been August 17, 586
3 tn For the meaning of this phrase see BDB 371 s.v. טַבָּח 2 and compare the usage in Gen 39:1.
4 tn Heb “stood before.”
5 tn Heb “poor of the people.”
6 tn Heb “Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard.” However, the subject is clear from the preceding and modern English style would normally avoid repeating the proper name and title.
7 tn Heb “poor of the land.”
