2Ch 36:21 | MHM | STEP | v. 21 : The land of Judah was left empty and uncultivated while the people were in Babylon. This fulfilled God’s word that the land would finally get its rest, its sabbaths, which the people had ignored. God kept His promise, both in judgment and in the hope that His people would one day return (2 Chronicles 36:21; Leviticus 26:34-35 ; Hosea 2:9; Jeremiah 34:14 ).

‏ 2 Chronicles 36:21

v. 21: The land of Judah was left empty and uncultivated while the people were in Babylon. This fulfilled God’s word that the land would finally get its rest, its sabbaths, which the people had ignored. God kept His promise, both in judgment and in the hope that His people would one day return (2 Chronicles 36:21; Leviticus 26:34-35 ^a; Hosea 2:9; Jeremiah 34:14 ^b).