# exile, the Exile #

## Definition: ##

The term "exile" refers to people being forced to live somewhere away from their home country.

* People are usually sent into exile for punishment or for political reasons.
* A conquered people may be taken into exile to the country of the conquering army, in order to work for them.
* The "Babylonian Exile" (or "the Exile") is a period in Bible history when many Jewish citizens of the region of Judah were taken from their homes and forced to live in Babylon. It lasted 70 years.
* The phrase "the exiles" refers to people who are living in exile, away from their home country.

## Translation Suggestions: ##

* The term "to exile" could also be translated as, "to send away" or "to force out" or "to banish."
* The term "the Exile" could be translated with a word or phrase that means, "the sent away time" or "the time of banishment" or "the time of forced absence" or "banishment."
* Ways to translate "the exiles" could include, "the exiled people" or "the people who were banished" or "the people exiled to Babylon."

(See also: [babylon](../other/babylon.md), [kingdomofjudah](../other/kingdomofjudah.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [2 Kings 24:13-14](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/2ki/24/13)
* [Daniel 02:25-26](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/dan/02/25)
* [Ezekiel 01:1-3](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/ezk/01/01)
* [Isaiah 20:3-4](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/isa/20/03)
* [Jeremiah 29:1-3](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jer/29/01)