Jehovah allowed the Babylonians to overthrow Jerusalem and to take his people into captivity.
وَإِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ هذَا ٱلْهُجُومُ جُزْءًا مِنْ قَصْدِ يَهْوَهَ ،‏ تَدَخَّلَ عَجَائِبِيًّا لِإِنْقَاذِ شَعْبِهِ ٱلْأَمِينِ مِنْ يَدِ ٱلْغُزَاةِ .‏ —‏ ٢ مل ١٩ :‏ ​ ٣٢ -‏ ٣٥ ؛‏ اش ١٠ :‏ ​ ٥ ،‏ ٦ ،‏ ١٢ -‏ ١٥‏ .‏