A série de 2011 reconhece a tradução alternativa de Jeremias 29:10 — setenta anos ‘for Babylon’ em vez de ‘at Babylon’ — e a leitura correspondente de que os setenta anos foram um período de domínio babilônico, de cerca de 609 a 539 AEC, e a põe de lado sob o argumento de que a Bíblia apresenta os setenta anos como um castigo dirigido a Judá.

The Watchtower, “When Was Ancient Jerusalem Destroyed?—Part One”

1 de outubro de 2011 · p.27 · pars. 9-11 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania

“So according to the Bible, the 70 years was a period of bitter punishment for Judah, and God used the Babylonians as the instrument for inflicting this severe chastisement.”

The article first states the alternative reading it rejects: “Instead of saying 70 years ‘at Babylon,’ many translations read ‘for Babylon.’ (NIV) Some historians therefore claim that this 70-year period applies to the Babylonian Empire. According to secular chronology, the Babylonians dominated the land of ancient Judah and Jerusalem for some 70 years, from about 609 B.C.E. until 539 B.C.E. when the capital city of Babylon was captured.” It then argues from Jeremiah 25:4-11 and Lamentations that the 70 years were aimed at Judah and Jerusalem.

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