Jeremiah 29:10
“This is what the LORD says: 'When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place.'”
King James Version
Jeremiah's 70-year Babylonian captivity promise, fulfilled exactly when Cyrus issued the edict in 538 BC.
Fulfillment References
Ezra 1:1 2 Chronicles 36:21 Daniel 9:2
Archaeological & Historical Evidence
The Babylonian Chronicles (British Museum) document the fall of Jerusalem (597 BC, 586 BC) and Cyrus's conquest of Babylon (539 BC). The 70-year period is historically confirmed.
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
JewishA precisely fulfilled prophecy. Daniel reads Jeremiah and calculates the end of the exile (Dan 9:2). The Talmud (Megillah 11b) discusses the counting.
CatholicA model of literal predictive fulfillment — the 70 years from the first deportation (605 BC) to Cyrus's edict (536 BC) is approximately fulfilled.
ProtestantA clear literal fulfillment confirming Jeremiah's divine inspiration. Daniel's study of it demonstrates the early recognition of Jeremiah as prophetic Scripture.
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