Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, carried into exile the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the artisans — the second deportation carries away remaining populace, military deserters, and artisans. This second wave of exile, following the initial deportation of 597 BCE, completes the depopulation of Jerusalem. The phrase 'carried into exile the rest of the people' (הִשְׁלָהּ נְבוּזַרְדַּן, *hishlah Nevuzaradan*) indicates comprehensive removal of the surviving population.

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