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# captive, captivate, captivity, catch, captured
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## Definition:
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The terms “captive” and “captivity” refer to capturing people and forcing them to live somewhere they do not want to live, such as in a foreign country.
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* The Israelites from the kingdom of Judah were held captive in the kingdom of Babylonia for 70 years.
* Captives are often required to work for the people or nation that captured them.
* Daniel and Nehemiah were Israelite captives who worked for the Babylonian king.
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* The expression to “take captive” is another way of talking about capturing someone.
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* The expression, “carry you away captive” could also be translated as “force you to live as captives” or “take you away to another country as prisoners.”
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* In a figurative sense, the apostle Paul tells Christians to “take captive” every thought and make it obedient to Christ.
* He also talks about how a person can be “taken captive” by sin, which means he is “controlled by” sin.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* Depending on the context, to be “held captive” could also be translated by, “not allowed to be free” or “kept in prison” or “forced to live in a foreign country.”
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* The expression, “led captive” or “taken captive” could be translated as “captured” or “imprisoned” or “forced to go to a foreign land.”
* The term “captives” could also be translated as “people who were captured” or “enslaved people.”
* Depending on the context, “captivity” could also be translated as “imprisonment” or “exile” or “forced stay in a foreign country.”
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(See also: [Babylon ](../names/babylon.md ), [exile ](../other/exile.md ), [prison ](../other/prison.md ), [seize ](../other/seize.md ))
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## Bible References:
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* [2 Corinthians 10:05 ](rc://en/tn/help/2co/10/05 )
* [Isaiah 20:04 ](rc://en/tn/help/isa/20/04 )
* [Jeremiah 43:03 ](rc://en/tn/help/jer/43/03 )
* [Luke 04:18 ](rc://en/tn/help/luk/04/18 )
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## Word Data:
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* Strong’ s: H1123, H1473, H1540, H1546, H1547, H7617, H7622, H7628, H7633, H7686, G161, G162, G163, G164, G2221