1. Jérémie 52:14 (NEG79)
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Why did the Babylonian army destroy the walls of Jerusalem?  

Jérémie 52:14 (NEG79)

14 Toute l'armée des Chaldéens, qui était avec le chef des gardes, démolit toutes les murailles formant l'enceinte de Jérusalem.

Nebuzaradan leads his army in destroying the walls of Jerusalem. This would have left the city without any defences. The Babylonians were determined that Jerusalem would never again be able to function as a focus for rebellion.1