2 Chronicles 36:19-21

36:19 They burned down the Lord’s temple and tore down the wall of Jerusalem. ¹  They burned all its fortified buildings and destroyed all its valuable items. 36:20 He deported to Babylon all who escaped the sword. They served him and his sons until the Persian kingdom rose to power. 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 

[36:19]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[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.”