2 Chronicles 36:12

36:12 He did evil in the sight of ¹  the Lord his God. He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, the Lord’s spokesman.

2 Chronicles 36:21

36:21 This took place to fulfill the Lord’s message delivered through Jeremiah. ²  The land experienced ³  its sabbatical years; ⁴  it remained desolate for seventy years, ⁵  as prophesied. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 35:25

35:25 Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah which all the male and female singers use to mourn Josiah to this very day. It has become customary in Israel to sing these; they are recorded in the Book of Laments.

2 Chronicles 36:22

Cyrus Allows the Exiles to Go Home

36:22 In the first year of the reign of ⁷  King Cyrus of Persia, in fulfillment of the promise he delivered through Jeremiah, ⁸  the Lord moved ⁹  King Cyrus of Persia to issue a written decree throughout his kingdom.

[36:12]  ¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[36:21]  ² tn Heb “to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah.”

[36:21]  ³ tn Or “accepted.”

[36:21]  ⁴ sn According to Lev 25:4, the land was to remain uncultivated every seventh year. Lev 26:33-35 warns that the land would experience a succession of such sabbatical rests if the people disobeyed God, for he would send them away into exile.

[36:21]  ⁵ sn Concerning the seventy years see Jer 25:11.

[36:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “all the days of the desolation it rested to fulfill the seventy years.”

[36:22]  ³ tn The words “the reign of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[36:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “to complete the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah.”

[36:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “stirred the spirit of.”