@ scholar, mega troll emeritus:
MeanMrMustard It makes no difference as to whether Jer. 29:10 is translated 'for Babylon' or 'at Babylon' as the result is the same namely that the Jews remained in Babylon as Exiles for 70 years and the Jewish nation served Baylon for 70 years as Jeremiah had foretold exactly as the bible describes and in harmony with Josephus. The said scholar is no troll just ask Doug Mason. scholar
Oh yeah? Why should I ask Doug Mason? Does he have some insight into your trollery?
Come now, 25:11 says “these nations” will serve the King of Babylon for seventy years. Verse 12 sets up an ordering of events that invalidates the WT chronology, and 29:10 underscores that it’s 70 years “for Babylon”.
It makes a world of difference. It is explicitly saying that the seventy years is not Jewish captivity, rather Babylonian rule. It completely disrupts the “Bible vs Secular history” narrative coming from the WT.
This is the origination of the prophecy. The grammar is simple and plain.