The Bible, however, shows that the 70 years were to be a period of severe punishment from God ​ — aimed specifically at the people of Judah and Jerusalem, who were in a covenant to obey him.
Taču Bībelē ir norādīts, ka 70 gadi bija periods, kad Dieva sods bija jāizcieš tieši Jūdejas un Jeruzālemes iedzīvotājiem.