Jeremiah 25:11
“This whole country will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years.”
King James Version
Fulfillment References
Daniel 9:2 Ezra 1:1-4 2 Chronicles 36:21
Archaeological & Historical Evidence
The Cyrus Cylinder (539 BC, British Museum) records Cyrus' policy of releasing exiled peoples.
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
JewishFulfilled exactly — Daniel read Jeremiah and calculated the exile's end (Dan 9:2).
CatholicOne of the most precisely fulfilled prophecies; confirmed by the Cyrus Cylinder.
ProtestantThe 70-year exactness is remarkable.
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