In doing so, they fulfilled Jeremiah’s prophetic command that in their case involved fleeing in one sense, getting away to another location.
وَذَكَرَ أَنَّ شَعْبَ ٱللهِ سَيُسَاقُونَ إِلَى ٱلْأَسْرِ وَأَنَّهُمْ سَيَعُودُونَ إِلَى مَوْطِنِهِمْ بَعْدَ « سَبْعِينَ سَنَةً » .‏