20 He (A)took into exile those who had escaped from the sword to Babylon; and (B)they were servants to him and to his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia, 21 (C)to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until (D)the land had enjoyed its Sabbaths. (E)All the days of its desolation it kept the Sabbath [a](F)until seventy years were complete.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:21 Lit to fulfill seventy years

20 He deported to Babylon those who had escaped from the sword; and they were servants to him and to his sons until the kingdom of Persia was established there, 21 to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had restored its Sabbaths; for as long as the land lay desolate it kept Sabbath until seventy years were complete.(A)

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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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