1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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Jeremiah 25:11

*And all this land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment: and all these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

2 Paralipomenon 36:22.; 1 Esdras 1:1.; Jeremias 26:6.; Jeremias 29:10.; Daniel 9:2.

Years. Ver. 1. The neighbouring nations were also involved in this calamity, and were to be sent back by Cyrus. (Calmet) --- Another period of 70 years is specified, (chap. 29:10.) during which the city and temple should remain in ruins, till the second of Hystaspes, the year of the world 3485. (Usher) --- This system is not without difficulties. The present prediction seems rather to refer to the desolation, (Vatable; Aggeus 1:2.) as appears from Zacharias 1:12., or the prophet speaks of the same event in both places, dating from the year preceding the capture of Jerusalem, (the year 3415), till Darius gave entire liberty to the Jews, the year 3485. We differ from Usher in the years allotted to Cyrus, who began to restore the Jews, 1 Esdras 1:5. (Calmet) --- These 70 years are dated from the 11th of Sedecias. (Worthington)