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A Specific, Dated Prophecy
Scholars highlight that the 70-year timeframe is a remarkably specific prediction. Most commentators calculate this period from the first deportation around 606 BC to the decree of Cyrus in 536 BC. Matthew Henry notes that this specificity served two purposes: it confirmed the divine origin of the prophecy and provided comfort and a tangible hope for the exiled people to hold onto.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 25:11
18th Century
Theologian
Seventy years - The duration of the Babylonian empire was really a little short of this period. But the 70 years are usually calculated down…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 25:11
19th Century
Bishop
Shall serve the king of Babylon seventy-years. —This is the first mention of the duration of the captivity. The seventy years are …
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 25:11
16th Century
Theologian
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…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 25:11
17th Century
Pastor
And this whole land shall be a desolation
Not only the city of Jerusalem, but all Judea, without inhabitants, or v…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 25:8–14
17th Century
Minister
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 …