Jeremiah 52:24-30

Jeremiah 52:24-30

[24] And the captain  of the guard  took  Seraiah  the chief  priest,  and Zephaniah  the second  priest,  and the three  keepers  of the door:  [25] He took  also out of the city  an  eunuch,  which had the charge  of the men  of war;  and seven  men  of them that were near  the king's  person,  which were found  in the city;  and the principal  scribe  of the host,  who mustered  the people  of the land;  and threescore  men  of the people  of the land,  that were found  in the midst  of the city.  [26] So Nebuzaradan  the captain  of the guard  took  them to the king  of Babylon  to Riblah.  [27] And the king  of Babylon  smote  them, and put them to death  in Riblah  in the land  of Hamath.  Thus Judah  was carried away captive  out of his own land.  [28] This is the people  whom Nebuchadrezzar  carried away captive:  in the seventh  year  three  thousand  Jews  and three  and twenty:  [29] In the eighteenth  year  of Nebuchadrezzar  from Jerusalem  eight  hundred  thirty  and two  persons:  [30] In the three  and twentieth  year  of Nebuchadrezzar  Nebuzaradan  the captain  of the guard  carried away captive  of the Jews  seven  hundred  forty  and five  persons:  were four  thousand  and six  hundred. 

What does Jeremiah 52:24-30 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The number of exiles who went into captivity was important, because it was on this group that the future of Israel depended. Their deportation also validated many of Jeremiah"s prophecies that predicted the people would go into captivity in Babylon.