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Therefore when you have come to Babylon you will remain there for many years, for a long time, up to seven generations; after that I will bring you away from there in peace.
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Now in Babylon you will see gods made of silver and gold and wood, which people carry on their shoulders, and which cause the heathen to fear.
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So beware of becoming at all like the foreigners or of letting fear for these gods possess you
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when you see the multitude before and behind them worshiping them. But say in your heart, "It is you, O Lord, whom we must worship."
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For my angel is with you, and he is watching over your lives.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.