2 Chronicles 36:19-21
EasyEnglish Bible
19 Nebuchadnezzar's men destroyed the Lord's temple with fire. They knocked down the walls around Jerusalem. They burned all the important buildings. They destroyed all the valuable things in the city.
20 Nebuchadnezzar took away to Babylon all the people in Jerusalem who were still alive. They worked as slaves for him and for his sons until the kingdom of Persia became powerful. 21 In this way, the Lord's message that his prophet Jeremiah had spoken became true. The land of Judah was empty for 70 years. It was finally able to rest, like the rest on a Sabbath day.[a]
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- 36:21 Farmers should have allowed their land to rest every seven years. See Leviticus 25:1-7. If they did not do that, God had promised to send the people away from their land. See Leviticus 26:33-35.
2 Chronicles 36:19-21
New International Version
19 They set fire(A) to God’s temple(B) and broke down the wall(C) of Jerusalem; they burned all the palaces and destroyed(D) everything of value there.(E)
20 He carried into exile(F) to Babylon the remnant, who escaped from the sword, and they became servants(G) to him and his successors until the kingdom of Persia came to power. 21 The land enjoyed its sabbath rests;(H) all the time of its desolation it rested,(I) until the seventy years(J) were completed in fulfillment of the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah.
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