2 Kings 25:12
2 Kings 25:12 Meaning and Explanation
“But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The poorest people are left behind to tend the vineyards and fields.
What Does 2 Kings 25:12 Mean?
Not everyone is taken. The Babylonian commander leaves the poorest of the land behind to work the vineyards and farms, so the country would not lie wholly empty. The lowly, owning nothing worth carrying off, are passed over.
There is a quiet grace in this small remnant left among the vines. God keeps a seed in the land even in the day of judgment, that the story might not end in silence. He has a tender eye for the poor and the overlooked, and often it is from such humble soil that He brings forth new life.
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What does 2 Kings 25:12 mean?
The poorest people are left behind to tend the vineyards and fields.