Seventy years - The duration of the Babylonian empire was really a little short of this period. But the 70 years are usually calculated down…

Shall serve the king of Babylon seventy-years. —This is the first mention of the duration of the captivity. The seventy years are …

Here the Prophet mentions the restriction I have spoken of, and so he lessens the severity of their punishment. It is, therefore, a kind of correct…

And this whole land shall be a desolation

Not only the city of Jerusalem, but all Judea, without inhabitants, or v…

The fixing of the time during which the Jewish captivity should last, would not only confirm the prophecy, but also comfort the people of God, and …

Here, the prophet threatens punishment:

1. First is the punishment the Babylonians inflicted. The prophet describes the enemy: be…