2 Chronicles 36:20-22

International Standard Version

²⁰ Nebuchadnezzar^[a] carried off to Babylon those who survived the executions, and they served him and his descendants until the kingdom of Persia came to power. ²¹ All of this fulfilled what the Lord had predicted through Jeremiah. And so the land enjoyed its Sabbaths, and the length of the land’s desolation lasted until a 70-year long Sabbath had been completed.

An Edict to Rebuild the Temple^(A)

²² During the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, in fulfillment of the message from the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord prompted^[b] Cyrus, king of Persia, to make this proclamation throughout his entire kingdom, which was also released in written form: