KJV ORIGINAL
Even men, and women, and children, and the king’s daughters, and every person that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
They took everyone — men, women, kids, even the king's daughters. Basically everyone that Nebuzaradan (the Babylonian captain) had left behind with Gedaliah to keep things running. That included Jeremiah the prophet and his assistant Baruch too.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
When people run from God's plan, they drag everyone down with them — even the innocent ones.
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