20 Jerusalem has had powerful kings ruling over the whole of Trans-Euphrates,(A) and taxes, tribute and duty were paid to them.

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“Do not be afraid;(A) you will not be put to shame.(B)
    Do not fear disgrace;(C) you will not be humiliated.
You will forget the shame of your youth(D)
    and remember no more the reproach(E) of your widowhood.(F)

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Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, took an oath to reassure them and their men. “Do not be afraid to serve(A) the Babylonians,[a](B)” he said. “Settle down in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 40:9 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 10

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