Jeremiah 39 · Verse 10

Jeremiah 39:10

But Nebuzar–adan 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.
Jeremiah 39:10, King James Version

Jeremiah 39:10 in other translations

BSBBut 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.
WEBBut 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.
ASVBut 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.
YLTAnd 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.
DARBYBut Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard left certain of the people, the poor who had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
BBEBut Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, let the poorest of the people, who had nothing whatever, go on living in the land of Judah, and gave them vine-gardens and fields at the same time.
WebsterBut 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.

What does Jeremiah 39:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. left ... the poor ... which had nothing--The poor have least to lose; one of the providential compensations of their lot. They who before had been stripped of their possessions by the wealthier Jews obtain, not only their own, but those of others.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Left of the poor of the people - The very refuse of the inhabitants, who were not worthy of being carried away; and among them he divided the fields and vineyards of those whom he took away.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 39:1-10

The taking of Jerusalem. (Jr 39:1-10) Jeremiah used well. (Jr 39:11-14) Promises of safety to Ebed-melech. (Jr 39:15-18) Verses 1-10 Jerusalem was so strong, that the inhabitants believed the enemy could never enter it. But sin provoked God to withdraw his protection, and then it was as weak as other cities. Zedekiah had his eyes put out; so he was condemned to darkness who had shut his eyes against the clear light…

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Jeremiah 39:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּמִן\־u.min-and some ofH4480
הָעָ֣םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
הַדַּלִּ֗יםha.da.Lim<the> poorH1800
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhoH834
אֵין\־'ein-notH369
לָהֶם֙la.Hem[belonged] to <the> them
מְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahanythingH3972
הִשְׁאִ֛ירhish.'Irhe leftH7604
נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanNebuzaradanH5018
רַב\־rav-[the] chief ofH7227
טַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.Chim[the] bodyguardsH2876
בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.Tenand he gaveH5414
לָהֶ֛םla.Hemto <the> them
כְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.MimvineyardsH3754
וִֽיגֵבִ֖יםvi.ge.Vimand fieldsH3010
בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117
הַהֽוּא\׃ha.Hu'<the> thatH1931

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 39:10

  • 2 Kings 25:12

    But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

  • 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;

  • Jeremiah 52:16

    But Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
left of.
40:7; 2Ki 25:12; Eze 33:24
at the same time. Heb. in that day.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Jeremiah 39:9

    Then Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.

  • Jeremiah 39:10

    But Nebuzar–adan 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.

  • Jeremiah 39:11

    Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard, saying,

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Jeremiah 39:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Empero Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, hizo quedar en tierra de Judá del vulgo de los pobres que no tenían nada, y dióles entonces viñas y heredades.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais d’entre le peuple, Nebuzaradan, chef des gardes, laissa les pauvres, ceux qui n’avaient rien, dans le pays de Juda; et en ce jour-là il leur donna des vignes et des champs.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aber von dem Volke, den Geringen, die nichts hatten, ließ Nebusaradan, der Oberste der Trabanten, im Lande Juda zurück; und er gab ihnen Weinberge und Äcker an jenem Tage.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et de plebe pauperum, qui nihil penitus habebant, dimisit Nabuzardan magister militum in terra Juda, et dedit eis vineas et cisternas in die illa.