2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 36:20–21

²⁰Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.

²¹So 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 spoken through Jeremiah.^k

Footnotes

k 36:21 See Jeremiah 25:12|JER 25:12and Jeremiah 29:10.

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2 Chronicles 36:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Those who escaped	הַשְּׁאֵרִ֥ית	haš·šə·’ê·rîṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder
the sword	הַחֶ֖רֶב	ha·ḥe·reḇ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile	וַיֶּ֛גֶל	way·ye·ḡel	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Babylon	בָּבֶ֑ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
and they became	וַֽיִּהְיוּ־	way·yih·yū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
servants	לַעֲבָדִ֔ים	la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant
to him	ל֤וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and his sons	וּלְבָנָיו֙	ū·lə·ḇā·nāw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the kingdom	מַלְכ֥וּת	mal·ḵūṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom
of Persia	פָּרָֽס׃	pā·rās	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6539 Persia
came to power	מְלֹ֖ךְ	mə·lōḵ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign

2 Chronicles 36:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
enjoyed	רָצְתָ֥ה	rā·ṣə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably
its Sabbath	שַׁבְּתוֹתֶ֑יהָ	šab·bə·ṯō·w·ṯe·hā	Noun - common plural construct; third person feminine singular	H7676 Sabbath
rest	שָׁבָ֔תָה	šā·ḇā·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7673 cease, desist, rest
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the days	יְמֵ֤י	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of the desolation	הָשַּׁמָּה֙	hāš·šam·māh	Verb - Hofal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H8074 be desoleted, appalled
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
seventy	שִׁבְעִ֥ים	šiḇ·‘îm	Number - common plural	H7657 seventy
years	שָׁנָֽה׃פ	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
were completed	לְמַלֹּ֖אות	lə·mal·lō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H4390 be full, fill
in fulfillment	לְמַלֹּ֤אות	lə·mal·lō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H4390 be full, fill
of the word	דְּבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
spoken	בְּפִ֣י	bə·p̄î	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
through Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ	yir·mə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah

Cross-references

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2 Chronicles 36:20 Jeremiah 27:7 · Ezra 1:1–11

2 Chronicles 36:21 Jeremiah 29:10 · Leviticus 26:34–35 · Jeremiah 25:11–12 · Daniel 9:2 · Zechariah 1:12 · Leviticus 26:43 · Leviticus 25:4–6 · Jeremiah 26:6–7 · Jeremiah 25:9 · Jeremiah 27:12–13 · Zechariah 1:4–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.