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11 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon. You are afraid of him now. Do not be,’ announces the Lord. ‘I am with you. I will keep you safe. I will save you from his power. 12 I will show you my loving concern. Then he will have concern for you. And he will let you return to your land.’

13 “But suppose you say, ‘We won’t stay in this land.’ If you do, you will be disobeying the Lord your God.

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11 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon,(A) whom you now fear.(B) Do not be afraid of him, declares the Lord, for I am with you and will save(C) you and deliver you from his hands.(D) 12 I will show you compassion(E) so that he will have compassion on you and restore you to your land.’(F)

13 “However, if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ and so disobey(G) the Lord your God,

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