But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind in the land of Judah, and he assigned them to care for the vineyards and fields.
Parallel translations
- WEB But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, who had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
- KJV But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
- BSB But Nebuzaradan left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had no property, and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.
- NKJV But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left in the land of Judah the poor people, who had nothing, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
- NASB But some of the poorest people, who had nothing, Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard left behind in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at that time.
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Quick answer
The poorest people are left in Judah and given vineyards and fields. Even in judgment God shows surprising mercy to the lowly.
Overview
Nebuzaradan leaves behind the destitute, granting them the land and produce of the deported. This unexpected provision reflects a recurring biblical pattern in which God lifts up the humble and poor (1 Sam 2:8; Luke 1:52-53). It also foreshadows the preserved remnant through whom God would continue His covenant purposes.
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- 2 Kgs 25:12But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.
- Jer 40:7Now when all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, women, children, and of the poorest of the land, of those who were not carried away captive to Babylon;
- Jer 52:16But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vineyard keepers and farmers.
- Ezek 33:24Son of man, they who inhabit those waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.
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