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Jeremiah 52:27

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What does Jeremiah 52:27 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
Jeremiah 52:27 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 52

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
24And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:
25and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war; and seven men of them that saw the king`s face, that were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain 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.
26And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
27And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
28This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty;
29in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons;
30in 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: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the king of Babylon smote them, etc.] Or ordered them to be smitten with the sword; to have their heads cut off, according to Josephusf1116: and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath; these being such, no doubt, who obstinately defended the city, and persuaded the prince and people not to surrender the city into the hand of the Chaldeans; and therefore were put to death in cold blood: thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land: at different times, of which this was the completion; and of which a particular account is given, even of the number of the captives at these several times, in (<245228>Jeremiah 52:28-30).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the king: Jer 6:13-15; Kg2 25:20, Kg2 25:21; Eze 8:11-18, Eze 11:1-11 Riblah: Jer 52:9; Num 34:8-11; Sa2 8:9 Thus: Jer 24:9, Jer 24:10, Jer 25:9-11, Jer 39:10; Lev 26:33-35; Deu 4:26, Deu 28:36, Deu 28:64; Kg2 17:20, Kg2 17:23, Kg2 23:27, Kg2 25:21; Isa 6:11, Isa 6:12, Isa 24:3, Isa 27:10, Isa 32:13, Isa 32:14; Eze 33:28; Mic 4:10 Jeremiah 52:28”
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