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19 Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God {Elohim} and broke down the wall of Jerusalem (city of peace). They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. 20 Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon (confusion by mixing), and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia (pure / splendid) came to power. 21 So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD {YHWH} spoken through Jeremiah 22 In the first year of Cyrus (possess the furnace) king of Persia (pure / splendid), to fulfill the word of the LORD {YHWH} spoken through Jeremiah (whom YHWH has appointed), the LORD stirred the spirit {ruach} of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows: 23 “This is what Cyrus (possess the furnace) king of Persia (pure / splendid) says: ‘The LORD, the God {YHWH Elohe} of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem (city of peace) in Judah (praised). Whoever among you⁺ belongs to His people, may the LORD his God be with him, and may he go up.’” 2 Chronicles 36:19-23, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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