Deuteronomy 28:59

28:59 then the Lord will increase your punishments and those of your descendants – great and long-lasting afflictions and severe, enduring illnesses.

Jeremiah 29:28

29:28 For he has even sent a message to us here in Babylon. He wrote and told us, ¹  “You will be there a long time. Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat what they produce.”’” ² 

Hosea 3:4

3:4 For the Israelites ³  must live many days without a king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred fertility pillar, without ephod or idols.

Luke 21:24

21:24 They ⁴  will fall by the edge ⁵  of the sword and be led away as captives ⁶  among all nations. Jerusalem ⁷  will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. ⁸ 

¹ tn Heb “For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying….” The quote, however, is part of the earlier letter.

² sn See v. 5.

³ tn Heb “sons of Israel” (so NASB); KJV “children of Israel”; NAB “people of Israel” (likewise in the following verse).

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁵ tn Grk “by the mouth of the sword” (an idiom for the edge of a sword).

⁶ sn Here is the predicted judgment against the nation until the time of Gentile rule has passed: Its people will be led away as captives.

⁷ tn Grk “And Jerusalem.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁸ sn Until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled implies a time when Israel again has a central role in God’s plan.