Lux Domini
Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.

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Interpretation

The Chaldean army made woful havoc. But nothing is so particularly related here, as the carrying away of the articles in the temple.

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This thought runs through Jeremiah 52:12-16.

Glossary

Babylon Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.
City People
The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).