- To fulfil:
- "Behold,¹ I will sendª° and takeª°¹ all¹ the familiesª of the north,ª saithª° the LORD,ª and Nebuchadrezzarª the kingª of Babylon,ª my servant,ª and will bringª° them against¹ this¹ land,ª and against¹ the inhabitantsª° thereof, and against¹ all¹ these¹ nationsª round about,ª and will utterly destroyª° them, and makeª° them an astonishment,ª and an hissing,ª and perpetualª desolations.ª" {Jer 25:9} + "And it shall come to pass,¹ when seventyª yearsª are accomplished,ª° [that] I will punishª°¹ the kingª of Babylon,ª and that¹ nation,ª saithª° the LORD,ª for¹ their iniquity,ª and the landª of the Chaldeans,ª and will makeª° it perpetualª desolations.ª" {Jer 25:12} + "Then will I makeª°¹ this¹ houseª like Shiloh,ª and will makeª° this¹ cityª a curseª to all¹ the nationsª of the earth.ª ... So the priestsª and the prophetsª and all¹ the peopleª heardª°¹ Jeremiahª speakingª°¹ these¹ wordsª in the houseª of the LORD.ª" {Jer 26:6-7} + "I spakeª° also to¹ Zedekiahª kingª of Judahª according to all¹ these¹ words,ª saying,ª° Bringª°¹ your necksª under the yokeª of the kingª of Babylon,ª and serveª° him and his people,ª and live.ª° ... Why¹ will ye die,ª° thou¹ and thy people,ª by the sword,ª by the famine,ª and by the pestilence,ª as¹ the LORDª hath spokenª° against¹ the nationª that¹ will not¹ serveª°¹ the kingª of Babylon?ª" {Jer 27:12-13} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª That¹ afterª seventyª yearsª be accomplishedª° at Babylonª I will visitª° you, and performª°¹ my goodª wordª toward¹ you, in causing you to returnª°¹ to¹ this¹ place.ª" {Jer 29:10} + "In the firstª yearª of his reignª° I¹ Danielª understoodª° by booksª the numberª of the years,ª whereof¹ the wordª of the LORDª came¹ to¹ Jeremiahª the prophet,ª that he would accomplishª° seventyª yearsª in the desolationsª of Jerusalem.ª" {Dan 9:2} + "Be¹ ye not¹ as your fathers,ª unto¹ whom¹ the formerª prophetsª have cried,ª° saying,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª Turnª° ye now¹ from your evilª ways,ª¹ and [from] your evilª doings:ª but they did not¹ hear,ª° nor¹ hearkenª° unto¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª ... But¹ my wordsª and my statutes,ª which¹ I commandedª°¹ my servantsª the prophets,ª did they not¹ take holdª° of your fathers?ª and they returnedª° and said,ª° Like as¹ the LORDª of hostsª thoughtª° to doª° unto us, according to our ways,ª and according to our doings,ª so¹ hath he dealtª° with¹ us." {Zch 1:4-6}
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