Meanwile, Jeremiah predicts that King Nebuchadnezzar, who is identified as God's servant, will lead the Israelites away and keep them in captivity for 70 year. Then, God will punish the Babylonians and their king for their guilt and will release the Israelites.
It is interesting that the King of Babylon is referred to as God's servant. This contrasts their situation later in which the Babylonians are wicked will require punishment. Meanwhile, all this is predicted at once. It is a strange mix of prophecies.
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