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Nebuchadnezzar left the poor people to remain in the land of Judah (2 Kings 24:14) for an unspecified reason. Jeremiah 39:10 (and 40:10-11) suggest that Nebuchadnezzar didn't intend for Judah to be completely barren. A barren land would provide no tax base and might be infiltrated by foreign elements whom Nebuchadnezzar didn't want there, especially since the new leader of Judah (Gedaliah) told the people to remain loyal to Nebuchadnezzar (Jeremiah 40:9).

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