2 Chronicles 36:19-21
King James Version
19 And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.
20 And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:
21 To fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.
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2 Chronicles 36:19-21
New American Standard Bible
19 Then (A)they burned the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its fortified buildings with fire and destroyed all its valuable articles. 20 He (B)took into exile those who had escaped from the sword to Babylon; and (C)they were servants to him and to his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia, 21 (D)to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until (E)the land had enjoyed its Sabbaths. (F)All the days of its desolation it kept the Sabbath [a](G)until seventy years were complete.
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- 2 Chronicles 36:21 Lit to fulfill seventy years
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