# Yahweh

This is the name of God that he revealed to his people in the Old Testament. See the translationWord page about Yahweh concerning how to translate this.

# there would be seventy years until Jerusalem's abandonment would end

"from the time Jerusalem was destroyed, it would remain in ruins for 70 years" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# abandonment

this means no one would help or rebuild Jerusalem during that time