And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Reblatha in the land of Emath: so Juda was carried away out of their land.

and the king of Babylon smote them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his land.

and the king of Babylon smiteth them, and putteth them to death in Riblah, in the land of Hamath, and he removeth Judah from off its land.

And the king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was taken away prisoner from his land.

And the king of Babylon struck them and killed them at Riblah, in the land of Hamath. And Judah was taken away from his land.

So Judah was carried away - The kingdom of the two tribes was at an end; and the task of the historian might seem to be accomplished. He still, however, desires to notice two things:
(1) the fate of the remnant 2-Kings 25:22-26 left in the land by Nebuzaradan; and
(2) the fate of Johoiachin, who, of all those led into captivity, was the least to blame 2-Kings 25:27-30.

The king of Babylon smote them - He had, no doubt, found that these had counselled Zedekiah to revolt.

Out of the land - This compleated their calamity, about eight hundred and sixty years after they were put in possession of it by Joshua.