25:12 “‘But when the seventy years are over, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation 1 for their sins. I will make the land of Babylon 2 an everlasting ruin. 3 I, the Lord, affirm it! 4
29:10 “For the Lord says, ‘Only when the seventy years of Babylonian rule 5 are over will I again take up consideration for you. 6 Then I will fulfill my gracious promise to you and restore 7 you to your homeland. 8
1 tn Heb “that nation.”
2 tn Heb “the land of the Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for the use of the term “Chaldeans.”
3 tn Heb “I will visit upon the king of Babylon and upon that nation, oracle of the
sn Compare Isa 13:19-22 and Jer 50:39-40.
4 tn Heb “Oracle of the
5 sn See the study note on Jer 25:11 for the reckoning of the seventy years.
6 tn See the translator’s note on Jer 27:22 for this term.
7 tn Verse 10 is all one long sentence in the Hebrew original: “According to the fullness of Babylon seventy years I will take thought of you and I will establish my gracious word to you by bringing you back to this place.” The sentence has been broken up to conform better to contemporary English style.
8 tn Heb “this place.” The text has probably been influenced by the parallel passage in 27:22. The term appears fifteen times in Jeremiah and is invariably a reference to Jerusalem or Judah.
sn See Jer 27:22 for this promise.