2 Chronicles 36:19-21
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
19 They burnt the house of God, tore down the walls of Jerusalem, burnt down all its palaces, and destroyed all its precious objects.(A) 20 Those who escaped the sword he carried captive to Babylon, where they became servants to him and his sons until the Persian kingdom came to power. 21 All this was to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah: Until the land has retrieved its lost sabbaths, during all the time it lies waste it shall have rest while seventy years are fulfilled.
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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.
2 Chronicles 36:19-21
New King James Version
19 (A)Then they burned the house of God, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its precious possessions. 20 And (B)those who escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon, (C)where they became servants to him and his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia, 21 to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of (D)Jeremiah, until the land (E)had enjoyed her Sabbaths. As long as she lay desolate (F)she kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years.
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2 Chronicles 36:19-21
English Standard Version
19 (A)And they burned the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem and burned all its palaces with fire and destroyed all its precious vessels. 20 He (B)took into exile in Babylon those who had escaped from the sword, (C)and they became servants to him and to his sons until the establishment of the kingdom of Persia, 21 to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had (D)enjoyed its Sabbaths. All the days that it lay desolate (E)it kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years.
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