Jeremiah 39:10
New International Version
But Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people, who owned nothing; and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.

New Living Translation
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.

English Standard Version
Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, left in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

Berean Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
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.

NASB 1995
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.

NASB 1977
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.

Legacy Standard Bible
But some of the poorest people who had nothing, Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard had them remain in the land of Judah and gave them vineyards and fields at that time.

Amplified Bible
But Nebuzaradan the [Babylonian] captain of the bodyguard left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had nothing, and gave them vineyards and fields at that time.

Christian Standard Bible
However, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guards, left in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing, and he gave them vineyards and fields at that time.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
However, Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, left in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing, and he gave them vineyards and fields at that time.

American Standard Version
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, that had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

Contemporary English Version
Only the poorest people who owned no land were left behind in Judah, and Nebuzaradan gave them fields and vineyards.

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, left some poor people who had nothing in the land of Judah. At that time he gave them vineyards and farms.

Good News Translation
He left in the land of Judah some of the poorest people, who owned no property, and he gave them vineyards and fields.

International Standard Version
Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left in the land of Judah some of the poor people who did not have anything, and he gave them vineyards and fields on that day.

Majority Standard Bible
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.

NET Bible
But he left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing. He gave them fields and vineyards at that time.

New Heart English Bible
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
But Nebuzar-adan 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.

World English Bible
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.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, has left in the land of Judah the poor people who have nothing, and he gives vineyards and fields to them in that day.

Young's Literal Translation
And of the poor people, who have nothing, hath Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, left in the land of Judah, and he giveth to them vineyards and fields on the same day.

Smith's Literal Translation
And from the weak people which to them was nothing, Nebuzaradan chief of the cooks left in the land of Judah, and he will give to them vineyards and fields in that day.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But Nabuzardan the general left some of the poor people that had nothing at all, in the land of Juda, and he gave them vineyards, and cisterns at that time.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, released some of the poor people, those who had almost nothing, into the land of Judah. And he gave them vineyards and cisterns in that day.

New American Bible
But Nebuzaradan, captain of the bodyguard, left in the land of Judah some of the poor who had nothing and at the same time gave them vineyards and farms.

New Revised Standard Version
Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
But Nebuzaradan the general of the guard left in the land of Judah some of the poor people, who had nothing, and gave them vineyards and work at the same time.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Nebuzaradan the High Guard left some poor people who had nothing in the land of Judea, and he gave them vineyards and work in that day
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, that had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields in that day.
Audio Bible



Context
The Fall of Jerusalem
9Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away to Babylon the remnant of the people who had remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to him. 10But 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.

Cross References
2 Kings 25:12
But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.

Jeremiah 40:7-10
When all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children who were the poorest of the land and had not been exiled to Babylon, / they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite—they and their men. / Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you. ...

Jeremiah 52:16
But Nebuzaradan captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.

2 Kings 24:14
He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained.

2 Kings 25:11
Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the population.

Jeremiah 21:9
Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who besiege you will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war.

Jeremiah 38:2
“This is what the LORD says: Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever surrenders to the Chaldeans will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war, and he will live.

Ezekiel 33:24
“Son of man, those living in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’

Isaiah 37:30
And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

Lamentations 5:2
Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners.

Matthew 5:3
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 6:20
Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

1 Corinthians 1:27-28
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,

Matthew 11:5
The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.


Treasury of Scripture

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.

left of.

Jeremiah 40:7
Now when all the captains of the forces which 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 unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;

2 Kings 25:12
But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

Ezekiel 33:24
Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of 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.

at the same time.

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Jeremiah 39
1. Jerusalem is taken.
4. Zedekiah is made blind and sent to Babylon.
8. The city laid in ruins,
9. and the people captivated.
11. Nebuchadrezzar's charge for the good usage of Jeremiah.
15. God's promise to Ebed Melech.














But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard
Nebuzaradan, whose name means "Nebo has given seed," was a high-ranking Babylonian official, specifically the captain of the guard. This title indicates his role as the chief executioner or head of the royal bodyguard, responsible for carrying out the orders of King Nebuchadnezzar. Historically, Nebuzaradan played a crucial role in the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem, executing the king's commands with precision. His actions here reflect the fulfillment of God's judgment upon Judah, as prophesied by Jeremiah, yet also demonstrate a measure of mercy in the midst of judgment.

left behind in the land of Judah
The phrase "left behind" signifies a remnant, a concept frequently encountered in the Bible. This remnant theology is significant in the Hebrew Scriptures, often symbolizing hope and the continuation of God's covenant promises despite widespread judgment. The land of Judah, once a thriving kingdom, is now reduced to a remnant, highlighting the consequences of disobedience but also the enduring mercy of God, who preserves a people for Himself.

some of the poor people, who owned nothing
The "poor people" mentioned here are those who were not deemed valuable captives by the Babylonians. In the socio-economic context of ancient Judah, these individuals were likely marginalized and oppressed. Their lack of possessions underscores their vulnerability, yet it is precisely these individuals whom God chooses to preserve. This reflects a recurring biblical theme where God often uses the weak and lowly to accomplish His purposes, as seen throughout both the Old and New Testaments.

and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields
The act of giving "vineyards and fields" to the poor remnant is both practical and symbolic. Practically, it provided sustenance and a means of livelihood, ensuring their survival in the land. Symbolically, it represents a reversal of fortunes and a restoration of hope. Vineyards and fields are often associated with prosperity and blessing in the Bible, and their allocation to the poor remnant signifies God's grace and provision. This act can be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate restoration and redemption that God promises to His people, culminating in the New Covenant through Christ.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But Nebuzaradan
נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ן (nə·ḇū·zar·’ă·ḏān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5018: Nebuzaradan -- 'Nebo has given seed', a Babylonian general

left behind
הִשְׁאִ֛יר (hiš·’îr)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundant

in the land
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 776: Earth, land

of Judah
יְהוּדָ֑ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

some of
וּמִן־ (ū·min-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the poor
הַדַּלִּ֗ים (had·dal·lîm)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1800: Dangling, weak, thin

people,
הָעָ֣ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

who
אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

had no property,
אֵין־ (’ên-)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

and at that
הַהֽוּא׃ (ha·hū)
Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

time
בַּיּ֥וֹם (bay·yō·wm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

he gave
וַיִּתֵּ֥ן (way·yit·tên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

them vineyards
כְּרָמִ֥ים (kə·rā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard

and fields.
וִֽיגֵבִ֖ים (wî·ḡê·ḇîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3010: A plowed field


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