exile, exiled

Definition

The term “exile” refers to people being forced to live somewhere away from their home country.

• People are usually sent into exile for punishment or for political reasons.
• A conquered people may be taken into exile to the country of the conquering army, in order to work for them.
• The “Babylonian exile” (or “the exile”) is a period in Bible history when many Jewish citizens of the region of Judah were taken from their homes and forced to live in Babylon. It lasted 70 years.
• The phrase “the exiles” refers to people who are living in exile, away from their home country.

Translation Suggestions

• The term to “exile” could also be translated as to “send away” or to “force out” or to “banish.”
• The term “the exile” could be translated with a word or phrase that means “the sent away time” or “the time of banishment” or “the time of forced absence” or “banishment.”
• Ways to translate “the exiles” could include “the exiled people” or “the people who were banished” or “the people exiled to Babylon.”

(See also: Babylon, Judah)

Bible References

• 2 Kings 24:14
• Daniel 2:25-26
• Ezekiel 1:1-3
• Isaiah 20:4
• Jeremiah 29:1-3

Word Data

• Strong’s: H1123, H1473, H1540, H1541, H1546, H1547, H3212, H3318, H5080, H6808, H7617, H7622, H8689, G39270