But Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsBut Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
But Nebuzaradan captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.
and of the poor of the land hath Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, left for vine-dressers and for husbandmen.
But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard left of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJeremiah — The weeping prophet of Judah's final generation — 627 BC call under Josiah to the 586 BC fall of Jerusalem and into Egyptian exile. Fifty-two chapters of lament, confrontation, and covenant promise, with the New Covenant glimpsed at the book's theological apex.
- Author
- Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, of the priestly family of Anathoth (1:1); Baruch the scribe assisted with dictation (36:4, 45:1)
- Date
- Ministry c. 627–580 BC; book compiled during and after the 586 BC exile