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leaving…behind
That is, "leaving only the poorest people in Judah" or, "letting only the poorest people stay in Judah."
This period of time
To translate this, choose a phrase that can refer to a long time, since this exile period lasted seventy years.
Exile
The word "exile" means someone is removed from they country by force. The "Exile" is the term for this 70-year period when the Israelites were forced to live in Babylon.