2 Chronicles 36:15-21
36:19 a The Temple was destroyed in August 586 BC (see 2 Kgs 25:8 b; Jer 52:12 c).36:21 d The length of the captivity had been predicted by Jeremiah (Jer 25:11-12 e; 29:10 f; see study note on Ezra 6:15).
• The land finally enjoyed its Sabbath rest: See Lev 26:34-35 g, 43 h, where the punishment for disobedience is exile; the land is left unused for all the Sabbaths of which it had been deprived. The land’s time of rest was also a preparation for the time of restoration.
• the prophet: That is, Jeremiah.
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