Letter of Jeremiah 2-4

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² 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. ³ Now in Babylon you will see gods made of silver and gold and wood that people carry on their shoulders and that cause the nations to fear.^{(A) 4} So beware of becoming at all like the foreigners or of letting fear of these gods^[a] possess you