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Jeremiah 52:28

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL
This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Here's the breakdown of people that Nebuchadnezzar took as prisoners: in his seventh year as king, he captured 3,023 people from Judah.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The receipts on one of history's most devastating deportations, 3,023 lives uprooted in a single year.

📚 Historical Context

Jeremiah 52 is part of the historical appendix in the book of Jeremiah, which recounts the fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile as a consequence of Judah's unfaithfulness to God. This verse specifically lists the number of Jews deported by King Nebuchadnezzar in the seventh year of his reign, around 597 BC, as part of the initial wave of exiles that fulfilled prophecies about divine judgment. It reflects the broader historical narrative of Babylon's dominance and God's use of foreign powers to discipline His people.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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