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[[file:Cyrus II le Grand et les Hébreux.jpg |thumb| 300px | ''The Clemency of Cyrus the Great Toward the Hebrews'', housed in the National Library of France: King Cyrus of Persia liberated the Jews who had been taken captive to Babylon.]] | [[file:Cyrus II le Grand et les Hébreux.jpg |thumb| 300px | ''The Clemency of Cyrus the Great Toward the Hebrews'', housed in the National Library of France: King Cyrus of Persia liberated the Jews who had been taken captive to Babylon.]] | ||
The '''Babylonian Captivity''', also known as the Babylonian Exile, refers to the deportation and relocation of the people of southern Kingdom of Judah to [[Babylon]] during the Neo-Babylonian Empire. This event is traditionally seen as a consequence of their disregard for God’s warnings and violation of His laws. | The '''Babylonian Captivity''', also known as the Babylonian Exile, refers to the deportation and relocation of the people of the southern Kingdom of Judah to [[Babylon]] during the Neo-Babylonian Empire. This event is traditionally seen as a consequence of their disregard for God’s warnings and violation of His laws. | ||
In the 7th century B.C., the [[southern Kingdom of Judah]] followed the path of the [[northern Kingdom of Israel]], which had been destroyed by [[Assyria]]. Corrupt [[Priest|priests]] and leaders worshiped foreign gods, while the people ignored the prophetic warnings calling for repentance and foretelling impending judgment. The prophet [[Jeremiah (Prophet)|Jeremiah]] predicted that the sinful people of Judah would endure 70 years of captivity in Babylon.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+25%3A1-14&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 25:1–14 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> More than a century earlier, the prophet Isaiah had prophesied that [[Cyrus (II)|Cyrus (Cyrus II)]] the Great from the east would overthrow Babylon, free the captive Israelites, and enable the reconstruction of the [[Jerusalem]] temple.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+45%3A1-4&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 45:1–4, 13 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> These prophecies were remarkably fulfilled, demonstrating the enduring power of [[God]]‘s word throughout history. | In the 7th century B.C., the [[southern Kingdom of Judah]] followed the path of the [[northern Kingdom of Israel]], which had been destroyed by [[Assyria]]. Corrupt [[Priest|priests]] and leaders worshiped foreign gods, while the people ignored the prophetic warnings calling for repentance and foretelling impending judgment. The prophet [[Jeremiah (Prophet)|Jeremiah]] predicted that the sinful people of Judah would endure 70 years of captivity in Babylon.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+25%3A1-14&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 25:1–14 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> More than a century earlier, the prophet Isaiah had prophesied that [[Cyrus (II)|Cyrus (Cyrus II)]] the Great from the east would overthrow Babylon, free the captive Israelites, and enable the reconstruction of the [[Jerusalem]] temple.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+45%3A1-4&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 45:1–4, 13 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> These prophecies were remarkably fulfilled, demonstrating the enduring power of [[God]]‘s word throughout history. | ||