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.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Jeremiah 39:10 in context
Jeremiah 39:7–13
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Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
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The Chaldeans burned the king’s house and the people’s houses with fire and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
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Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the rest of the people who remained in the city, the deserters also who fell away to him, and the rest of the people who remained.
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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.
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Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon commanded Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard concerning Jeremiah, saying,
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“Take him and take care of him. Do him no harm; but do to him even as he tells you.”
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So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, Nebushazban, Rabsaris, and Nergal Sharezer, Rabmag, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon
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