Jeremiah 29:2 meaning and explanation

(This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)

Jeremiah 29:2, Berean Standard Bible

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This parenthetical note dates Jeremiah's letter by recalling the earlier deportation to Babylon. King Jeconiah, the queen mother, court officials, and skilled craftsmen and metalsmiths had already been taken from Jerusalem, so the prophet writes to those exiles while a weakened city remains behind.

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