Nebuchadnezzar took the people that were still alive back to Babylon and forced them to be slaves. Those people stayed in Babylon as slaves until the Persian kingdom defeated the kingdom of Babylon.
These are the people of the province that came back from captivity. In the past, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took these people as prisoners to Babylon. These people came back to Jerusalem and Judah. Each person went back to his own town.
These are the people of the province that came back from captivity. In the past, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took these people as prisoners to Babylon. These people came back to Jerusalem and Judah. Each person went to his own town.
The cities in the Negev desert {\cf2\super [112]} are locked.\par No person can open them.\par All the people of Judah are taken into exile. {\cf2\super [113]} \par They were carried away as prisoners.\par
Jerusalem’s enemies have won.\par Her enemies have been successful.\par This happened because the Lord\par punished her.\par He punished Jerusalem for her many sins.\par Her children have gone away.\par Their enemies captured them\par and took them away.\par
Tell them, ‘I (Ezekiel) am an example for all you people. The things I have done will really happen to you.’ You really will be forced to go to a faraway country as prisoners.