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2 Chronicles 36:19
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17 aTherefore He brought against them the king of the Chaldeans, who bkilled their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on young man or virgin, on the aged or the weak; He gave them all into his hand.  
18 aAnd all the articles from the house of God, great and small, the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king and of his leaders, all these he took to Babylon.  
19 aThen they burned the house of God, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its precious possessions.  
20 And athose who escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon, bwhere they became servants to him and his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia,  
21 to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of aJeremiah, until the land bhad enjoyed her Sabbaths. As long as she lay desolate cshe kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years.  

The Proclamation of Cyrus

22 aNow in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of bJeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of cCyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, 
23 aThus says Cyrus king of Persia:
All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a1 house at Jerusalem which is in Judah. Who is among you of all His people? May the Lord his God be with him, and let him go up! 
Verse Comparison: 2 Chronicles 36:19

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American Standard Version
And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.

Amplified® Bible
And they burned God's house and broke down Jerusalem's wall and burned all its palaces with fire and destroyed all its choice vessels.

Contemporary English Version
Nebuchadnezzar's troops burned down the temple and destroyed every important building in the city. Then they broke down the city wall.

Darby English Version
And they burned the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all the palaces thereof with fire, and all the precious vessels thereof were given up to destruction.

Good News Bible
He burned down the Temple and the city, with all its palaces and its wealth, and broke down the city wall.

King James Version
And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.

New American Standard Bible
Then they burned the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its fortified buildings with fire and destroyed all its valuable articles.

New International Version
They set fire to God's temple and broke down the wall of Jerusalem; they burned all the palaces and destroyed everything of value there.

New King James Version
Then they burned the house of God, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its precious possessions.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then they burned the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its fortified buildings with fire and destroyed all its valuable articles.

Revised Standard Version
And they burned the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its precious vessels.

Young's Literal Translation
And they burn the house of God, and break down the wall of Jerusalem, and all its palaces they have burnt with fire, and all its desirable vessels -- to destruction.

New English Translation
They burned down the Lord’s temple and tore down the wall of Jerusalem.1 They burned all its fortified buildings and destroyed all its valuable items.


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