The residue of the people who were left in the city, and those who fell away, who fell to the king of Bavel, and the residue of the multitude, did Nevuzar'adan 1 the captain of the guard carry away captive.
Now in the first year of Koresh king of Paras, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Yirmeyahu might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Koresh king of Paras, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and [put it] also in writing, saying,
Now these are the children of the province, who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nevukhadnetzar 1 the king of Bavel had carried away to Bavel, and who returned to Yerushalayim and Yehudah, everyone to his city;
But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nevukhadnetzar 1 king of Bavel, the Kasdai, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Bavel.
I was angry with my people, I profaned my inheritance, and gave them into your hand: you did show them no mercy; on the aged have you very heavily laid your yoke.
All the nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the time of his own land come: and then many nations and great kings shall make him their bondservant.
Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, daughter of Tziyon, like a woman in travail; yor now you will go forth out of the city, and will dwell in the field, and will come even to Bavel. There you will be rescued. There the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies.