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Judah Was Taken to Babylon [20-09]
Nebuchadnezzar and his army took almost all of the people of the kingdom of Judah to Babylon, leaving only the poorest people behind to plant the fields. This period of time when God's people were forced to leave the Promised Land is called the Exile.
尼布甲尼撒和他的军队将犹大国的所有人带到巴比伦，只留下最穷困的一些人种植庄稼。这就是所谓的放逐。
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Translation Notes:
- leaving…behind - That is, "leaving only the poorest people in Judah" or, "letting only the poorest people stay in Judah."
- This period of time - To translate this, choose a phrase that can refer to a long time, since this exile period lasted seventy years.
- Exile - The word "exile" means someone is removed from they country by force. The "Exile" is the term for this 70-year period when the Israelites were forced to live in Babylon.