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# exile, exiles, exiled #
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## Definition: ##
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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.
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* 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.
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* The phrase "the exiles" refers to people who are living in exile, away from their home country.
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## Translation Suggestions: ##
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* The term "to exile" could also be translated as "to send away" or "to force out" or "to banish."
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* 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."
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* Ways to translate "the exiles" could include "the exiled people" or "the people who were banished" or "the people exiled to Babylon."
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(See also: [Babylon](../names/babylon.md), [Judah](../names/kingdomofjudah.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [2 Kings 24:13-14](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/24/13)
* [Daniel 02:25-26](rc://en/tn/help/dan/02/25)
* [Ezekiel 01:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/ezk/01/01)
* [Isaiah 20:3-4](rc://en/tn/help/isa/20/03)
* [Jeremiah 29:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/jer/29/01)
## Word Data:##
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* Strong's: H1123, H1473, H1540, H1541, H1546, H1547, H3212, H3318, H5080, H6808, H7617, H7622, H8689, G3927