55 They burned the Lord’s house, broke down Jerusalem’s walls, and burned its towers with fire. (WEB) 56 As for her glorious things, they didn’t stop until they had brought them all to nothing. He carried the people who weren’t slain with the sword to Babylon. (WEB) 57 They were servants to him and to his children until the Persians reigned, to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremy: (WEB)
1 Esdras 1:55–57
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