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Jeremiah 52:24-34 (CEV)

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²⁴ Next, Nebuzaradan arrested Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah his assistant, and three temple officials. ²⁵ Then he arrested one of the army commanders, seven of King Zedekiah's personal advisors, and the officer in charge of gathering the troops for battle. He also found sixty more soldiers who were still in Jerusalem. ²⁶ Nebuzaradan led them to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where Nebuchadnezzar had them killed. The people of Judah no longer lived in their own country. ²⁷ (SEE 52:26) ²⁸ Here is a list of the number of the people of Judah that Nebuchadnezzar took to Babylonia as prisoners: In his seventh year as king, he took 3,023 people. In his eighteenth year as king, he took 832 from Jerusalem. In his twenty-third year as king, his o ²⁹ (SEE 52:28) ³⁰ (SEE 52:28) ³¹ Jehoiachin was a prisoner in Babylon for thirty-seven years. Then Evil Merodach became king of Babylonia, and in the first year of his rule, on the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month, he let Jehoiachin out of prison. ³² Evil Merodach was kind to Jehoiachin and honored him more than any of the other kings held prisoner there. ³³ Jehoiachin was allowed to wear regular clothes instead of a prison uniform, and he even ate at the king's table every day. ³⁴ As long as Jehoiachin lived, he was paid a daily allowance to buy whatever he needed.

Definition(s):
Babylon (Bab-el-on): same as Babel
Jehoiachin (Je-hoi-akh-in): preparation, or strength, of the Lord
Judah (Joo-da): the praise of the Lord; confession
Merodach (Mer-roh-dakh): bitter contrition
Nebuchadnezzar (Neb-ukh-ad-nezz-ar): Nebuchadrezzar, tears and groans of judgment
Riblah (Rib-la): quarrel; greatness to him
Seraiah (Serr-eye-a): prince of the Lord
Zephaniah (Zeff-an-eye-a): the Lord is my secret
Nebuzaradan (Neb-uz-a-rah-dan):