and he was loaded with chains and carried captive to Babylon (; ; ; ; ; ), where he remained a prisoner until he died.

After the fall of Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar sent Nebuzaradan to destroy the city. It was plundered and razed to the ground, and Solomon's Temple was destroyed. Only a small number of vinedressers and husbandmen were permitted to remain in the land .The sages also explain Proverbs 24:30 as follows: