2 Chronicles 36:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Chronicles 36:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Chronicles 36:21 is a verse from the book of 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The NIV reads: "to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah: “The land will enjoy its sabbath rests; all the time of its desolati..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Chronicles 36:21 — NIV
“to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah: “The land will enjoy its sabbath rests; all the time of its desolation it will rest, until seventy years have been completed.””
— 2 Chronicles 36:21 (NIV)
Cross-References for 2 Chronicles 36:21
“This whole country will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years.”
Prophecy of the 70-year exile
“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."”
God's promise to end the exile after 70 years
“in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, learned from the Scriptures that the word of the LORD had come to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.”
Daniel understanding the prophecy of Jeremiah
“Then the land will enjoy its sabbath years all the time that it lies desolate and you are in the country of your enemies; then the land will rest and enjoy its sabbaths.”
Links the exile to the land's need for Sabbath rest.
“For the land will be deserted by them and will enjoy its sabbaths while it lies desolate without them. They will pay for their sins because they rejected my laws and abhorred my decrees.”
Explains the reason for the land's desolation and Sabbath rest
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