The king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah went into exile out of its land — Nebuchadnezzar executes the arrested officials at Riblah. The concluding formula—'So Judah went into exile out of its land'—marks the final, complete exile of the southern kingdom. The exile is total: king, people, priesthood, all are removed or dead. Judah ceases to exist as a political entity.

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