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For the sins that you have committed before God, you shall be carried away captives into Babylon by Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon.
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And when you are come into Babylon, you shall be there many years, and for a long time, even to seven generations: and after that I will bring you away from thence with peace.
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But now, you shall see in Babylon gods of gold, and of silver, and of stone, and of wood borne upon shoulders, causing fear to the Gentiles.
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Beware therefore that you imitate not the doings of others, and be afraid, and the fear of them should seize upon you.
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But when you see the multitude behind, and before, adoring them, say you in your hearts: Thou oughtest to be adored, O Lord.
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For my angel is with you: And I myself will demand an account of your souls.
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For their tongue that is polished by the craftsman, and themselves laid over with gold and silver, are false things, and they cannot speak.