KJV ORIGINAL
For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
This is what the LORD says: After seventy years are completed in Babylon, I will come to you and keep my good promise to you by bringing you back to this place.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is promising that after 70 years of exile in Babylon, He will fulfill His promise and bring His people back home.
📚 Historical Context
This promise was given to the Jewish people who had been taken captive to Babylon around 586 BC when Jerusalem was destroyed. God was telling them through the prophet Jeremiah that their exile would not be permanent - it would last exactly 70 years before they could return to their homeland.
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