36:20a Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon,

They took to Babylon the people who had not been killed.
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King Nebuchadnezzar ⌊and his soldiers⌋ took to Babylon the remaining people ⌊of Jerusalem⌋ whom they had not killed.

36:20b and they became servants to him and his sons

These people became slaves to him and his descendants
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These people served as slaves to King Nebuchadnezzar and his sons and their sons.

36:20c until the kingdom of Persia came to power.

until the reign of the kingdom of Persia.
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⌊They remained slaves⌋ until the kingdom of Persia became powerful ⌊and replaced the kingdom of Babylon⌋.

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