Text: Jeremiah 25:12
OT Text Referred to: 2 Chronicles 36:21
Subject: Jeremiah's seventy years
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment
Significance: Jeremiah 25:12 promises that "when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon," while 2 Chronicles 36:21 confirms fulfillment by stating the land "enjoyed its Sabbath rests" for seventy years "to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah." The Chronicler interprets Jeremiah's seventy years through the lens of Leviticus 26:34-35, understanding the exile's duration as compensation for accumulated Sabbatical year violations. The emphasis in v. 12 on Babylon's subsequent punishment adds a second dimension: not only will Israel's exile end after seventy years, but Babylon itself will face divine judgment — a promise historically fulfilled through the Persian conquest under Cyrus.