According to Jeremiah, God allowed the poor people to stay in their land and even gave them gardens and fields to take care of. This showed that even when everything seemed bad, God still cared for those who had nothing.
Jeremiah 39:10: But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time. [captain...: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen] [at the...: Heb. in that day]
This verse states that Nebuzaradan left the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen, which agrees, rather than contradicts, with Jeremiah 39:10.
2 Kings 25:12: But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land [to be] vinedressers and husbandmen.