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11 He replied, “To the land of Babylonia,[a] where they will build a temple for the basket. And when the temple is ready, they will set the basket there on its pedestal.”

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  1. 5:11 Hebrew the land of Shinar.

As the people migrated to the east, they found a plain in the land of Babylonia[a] and settled there.

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  1. 11:2 Hebrew Shinar.

The Lord gave him victory over King Jehoiakim of Judah and permitted him to take some of the sacred objects from the Temple of God. So Nebuchadnezzar took them back to the land of Babylonia[a] and placed them in the treasure-house of his god.

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  1. 1:2 Hebrew the land of Shinar.

10 He built his kingdom in the land of Babylonia,[a] with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh.

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  1. 10:10 Hebrew Shinar.

11 In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time
    to bring back the remnant of his people—
those who remain in Assyria and northern Egypt;
    in southern Egypt, Ethiopia,[a] and Elam;
    in Babylonia,[b] Hamath, and all the distant coastlands.

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  1. 11:11a Hebrew in Pathros, Cush.
  2. 11:11b Hebrew in Shinar.

Abram Rescues Lot

14 About this time war broke out in the region. King Amraphel of Babylonia,[a] King Arioch of Ellasar, King Kedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim

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  1. 14:1 Hebrew Shinar; also in 14:9.

28 Jeremiah sent a letter here to Babylon, predicting that our captivity will be a long one. He said, ‘Build homes, and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat the food they produce.’”

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24 They will be killed by the sword or sent away as captives to all the nations of the world. And Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the period of the Gentiles comes to an end.

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This shows that Israel will go a long time without a king or prince, and without sacrifices, sacred pillars, priests,[a] or even idols!

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  1. 3:4 Hebrew ephod, the vest worn by the priest.

59 then the Lord will overwhelm you and your children with indescribable plagues. These plagues will be intense and without relief, making you miserable and unbearably sick.

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