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in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty-two persons;
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A Small Number's Tragic Story
Commentators like Charles Ellicott note that the relatively small number of captives (832) is not a sign of mercy, but a grim testament to the devastation that had already occurred. The population of Jerusalem had been ravaged by the sword, famine, and pestilence, leaving only a small remnant to be carried away in this specific deportation.
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Jeremiah
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19th Century
Anglican
Eight hundred thirty and two persons. —The comparatively small number indicates the ravages of the sword, the pestilence, and the …
16th Century
Protestant
Laus Deo
Commentary on Lamentations
Calvin's Preface
LECTURES OF JOHN CALVIN
ON
THE LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar Said to be the nineteenth, (Jeremiah 52:12) ; it was at the end…
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Presbyterian
The leaders of the Jews caused them to err; but now they are, in particular, made monuments of Divine justice. Here is an account of two earlier ca…
