Jeremiah 52:25
in Jeremiah 52Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as seven trusted royal advisers. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war; and seven men of them that saw the king’s face, that were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.
KJV
He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king’s person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.
⋯
This verse in Jeremiah 52
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
An eunuch ... men of war - Or, who had charge of men of war. The King James Version makes him commander-in-chief; he was second in command, i. e., a lieutenant, possibly one among many others of equal rank.
This site's exposition
The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest
on Jeremiah 52:24-27
Judah’s leaders are taken: “Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers,” “seven trusted royal advisers,” and sixty men. At Riblah they are all put to death. The summary, “So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land,” matches 2 Kings 25:21.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
seven men--but in 2Ki 25:19 it is "five." Perhaps two were less illustrious persons and are therefore omitted. principal scribe of the host-- (Isa 33:18). His office was to preside over the levy and enroll recruits.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase
Seven men - that were near the king’s person - These were privy counsellors.
The words behind it
34 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּמִן־ | umin- | and from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הָעִ֡יר | hair | the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| לָקַח֩ | lakach | he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| סָרִ֨יס | saris | a court-official | H5631 → | 42 times |
| אֶחָ֜ד | ʾechad | one | H259 → | 971 times |
| אֲֽשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הָיָ֥ה | hayah | he was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| פָקִ֣יד׀ | fakid | an officer | H6496 → | 13 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אַנְשֵׁ֣י | ʾanshei | [the] men of | H582 → | 566 times |
| הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה | hamilchamah | <the> war | H4421 → | 320 times |
| וְשִׁבְעָ֨ה | veshivah | and seven | H7651 → | 394 times |
| אֲנָשִׁ֜ים | ʾanashim | men | H582 → | 566 times |
| מֵרֹאֵ֤י | meroei | from [those who] saw | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| פְנֵי־ | fenei- | <of> [the] face of | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נִמְצְא֣וּ | nimtzeu | they were found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| בָעִ֔יר | vair | in the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| וְאֵ֗ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| סֹפֵר֙ | sofer | [the] scribe of | H5608 → | 159 times |
| שַׂ֣ר | sar | [the] commander of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הַצָּבָ֔א | hatzava' | the army | H6635 → | 485 times |
| הַמַּצְבִּ֖א | hamatzbi' | who mustered | H6633 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עַ֣ם | ʾam | [the] people of | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| הָאָ֑רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| וְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים | veshishim | and sixty | H8346 → | |
| אִישׁ֙ | ʾish | person[s] | H376 → | 1663 times |
| מֵעַ֣ם | meam | from [the] people of | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| הָאָ֔רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| הַֽנִּמְצְאִ֖ים | hanimtzeim | who were found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| בְּת֥וֹךְ | betokh | in [the] midst of | H8432 → | 418 times |
| הָעִֽיר׃ | hair | the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
וּמִן־and from
umin-H4480 →1188 times
הָעִ֡ירthe city
hairH5892 →1090 times
לָקַח֩he took
lakachH3947 →966 times
סָרִ֨יסa court-official
sarisH5631 →42 times
אֶחָ֜דone
ʾechadH259 →971 times
אֲֽשֶׁר־who
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
הָיָ֥הhe was
hayahH1961 →3559 times
פָקִ֣יד׀an officer
fakidH6496 →13 times
עַל־over
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
אַנְשֵׁ֣י[the] men of
ʾansheiH582 →566 times
הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה<the> war
hamilchamahH4421 →320 times
וְשִׁבְעָ֨הand seven
veshivahH7651 →394 times
אֲנָשִׁ֜יםmen
ʾanashimH582 →566 times
מֵרֹאֵ֤יfrom [those who] saw
meroeiH7200 →1300 times
פְנֵי־<of> [the] face of
fenei-H6440 →2123 times
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נִמְצְא֣וּthey were found
nimtzeuH4672 →455 times
בָעִ֔ירin the city
vairH5892 →1090 times
וְאֵ֗תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
סֹפֵר֙[the] scribe of
soferH5608 →159 times
שַׂ֣ר[the] commander of
sarH8269 →421 times
הַצָּבָ֔אthe army
hatzava'H6635 →485 times
הַמַּצְבִּ֖אwho mustered
hamatzbi'H6633 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עַ֣ם[the] people of
ʾamH5971 →1873 times
הָאָ֑רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
וְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםand sixty
veshishimH8346 →
אִישׁ֙person[s]
ʾishH376 →1663 times
מֵעַ֣םfrom [the] people of
meamH5971 →1873 times
הָאָ֔רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
הַֽנִּמְצְאִ֖יםwho were found
hanimtzeimH4672 →455 times
בְּת֥וֹךְin [the] midst of
betokhH8432 →418 times
הָעִֽיר׃the city
hairH5892 →1090 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 18:10See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
it leads to
- Psalms 91:11
For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
- Hebrews 1:14
Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
- Psalms 34:7
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
- Luke 16:22
One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
- 2 Kings 6:16–17
“Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
- Psalms 91:11
Through
Esther 1:14His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 25:19
Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as five royal advisors. He also took the scribe of the captain…
- Ezra 7:14
You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand.
- Matthew 18:10
See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
- 2 Kings 25:19
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies1
About Jeremiah

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
