Only the very poorest were left behind to work the vineyards and the fields.
Only some of the poorest people were left behind to work the vineyards and the fields.
About a month later, in Nebuchadnezzar's nineteenth year as king, Nebuzaradan, who was his official in charge of the guards, arrived in Jerusalem.
Nebuzaradan said: Jeremiah, the LORD your God warned your people that he would bring disaster on this land.
Ezekiel, son of man, the people living in the ruined cities of Israel are saying, “Abraham was just one man, and the LORD gave him this whole land of Israel. There are many of us, and so this land must be ours.”