1 Esdras 1:53

53 They utterly ruined all of its radiance. King Nebuchadnezzar led away the survivors to Babylon under guard.

1 Esdras 1:53 In-Context

51 They seized and carried off to Babylon all the Lord's holy equipment, great and small, the treasure chests of the Lord, and the royal stores.

52 They set fire to the Lord's house. They smashed the walls of Jerusalem. They burned its towers with fire.

53 They utterly ruined all of its radiance. King Nebuchadnezzar led away the survivors to Babylon under guard.

54 They became servants to him and to his sons until the rise of the Persian kingdom, which fulfilled the Lord's word through Jeremiah,

55 who said, "Until the land has enjoyed its sabbath rest, it will remain untouched, after its destruction, for seventy years."