16 But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guards, left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.(A)

17 Now the Chaldeans broke into pieces the bronze pillars for the Lord’s temple and the water carts and the bronze basin[a] that were in the Lord’s temple,(B) and they carried all the bronze to Babylon. 18 They also took the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling basins, dishes, and all the bronze articles used in the temple service.

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Footnotes

  1. 52:17 Lit sea

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