And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.
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Verse 14 is found in chapter 24 of 2 Kings. Nebuchadnezzar carries the treasures of the temple and palace to Babylon and deports the most important groups of society. Only the poorest are left to work the land. The reversal is complete: Jerusalem, the political and religious center of Judah, loses its wealth, leaders, and much of its population. The temple ceases to function as an automatic symbol of national security. The deportation also has a social dimension: not only does the political elite disappear, but the human structure of the kingdom is profoundly altered.
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Und führte weg das ganze Jerusalem, alle Obersten, alle Gewaltigen, zehntausend Gefangene, und alle Zimmerleute und alle Schmiede und ließ nichts übrig denn geringes Volk des Landes.
Y llevó en cautiverio a toda Jerusalem, a todos los príncipes, y a todos los hombres valientes, hasta diez mil cautivos, y a todos los oficiales y herreros; que no quedó nadie, excepto los pobres del pueblo de la tierra.
Deportó a toda Jerusalén, a todos los jefes y a todos los guerreros valientes, diez mil deportados, y a todos los artesanos y herreros. Solo quedó la gente pobre del país.
Il emmena en captivité tout Jérusalem, tous les chefs et tous les hommes vaillants, au nombre de dix mille exilés, avec tous les charpentiers et les serruriers: il ne resta que le peuple pauvre du pays.
E menò in cattività tutta Gerusalemme, e tutti i principi, e tutti gli uomini di valore, in numero di diecimila prigioni, insieme con tutti i legnaiuoli e ferraiuoli; non vi rimase se non il popolo povero del paese.
E transportou a toda a Jerusalém como também a todos os príncipes, e a todos os homens valorosos, dez mil presos, e a todos os artífices e ferreiros; ninguém ficou senão o povo pobre da terra.
他把全 耶路撒冷 眾領袖和所有大能的勇士,共一萬人,連同所有的木匠和鐵匠都擄了去,只留下這地最貧窮的百姓。
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