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John Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 52:15

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive [certain] of the poor of the people, etc.] That is, of the city, as distinct from the poor of the land of Judea he left, afterwards observed: and the residue of the people that remained in the city; that died not by the sword or famine, and fled not with Zedekiah: or “even the residue of the people”; and so are the same with the poor people in the former clause; though Kimchi explains it thus, “some of the poor of the people he carried captive, and some of them he left:” and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon; that fell off from the Jews, and surrendered to the king of Babylon during the siege; or that voluntarily came in, and put themselves into the hands of the captain of the guard: and the rest of the multitude; of the people, both in city and country.
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