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1
Now these
are the words
of the letter
which
Jeremiah
the prophet
sent
from Jerusalem
to the rest
of the elders
of the exile,
the priests,
the prophet
s
and all
the people
whom
Nebuchadnezzar
had taken
into exile
from Jerusalem
to Babylon.
2
(This was after
King
Jeconiah
and the queen mother,
the court officials,
the princes
of Judah
and Jerusalem,
the craftsmen
and the smiths
had departed
from Jerusalem.)
3
The letter was
sent
by the hand
of Elasah
the son
of Shaphan,
and Gemariah
the son
of Hilkiah,
whom
Zedekiah
king
of Judah
sent
to Babylon
to Nebuchadnezzar
king
of Babylon,
saying,
4
"Thus
says
the LORD
of hosts,
the God
of Israel,
to all
the exiles
whom
I have sent into exile
from Jerusalem
to Babylon,
5
Build
houses
and live
in them; and plant
gardens
and eat
their produce.
6
'
Take
wives
and become
the fathers
of
sons
and daughters,
and take
wives
for your
sons
and give
your daughters
to husbands,
that they may bear
sons
and daughters;
and multiply
there
and do not decrease.
7
'
Seek
the welfare
of the city
where
I have sent you into exile,
and pray
to the LORD
on its behalf;
for in its welfare
you will have
welfare.'
8
"For thus
says
the LORD
of hosts,
the God
of Israel,
'
Do not let your prophets
who
are in your midst
and your diviners
deceive
you, and do not listen
to the dreams
which
they dream.
9
'
For they prophesy
falsely
to you in My name;
I have not sent
them,' declares
the LORD.
10
"For thus
says
the LORD,
'When
seventy
years
have been completed
for Babylon,
I will visit
you and fulfill
My good
word
to you, to bring you back
to this
place.
11
'
For I know
the plans
that I have
for you,' declares
the LORD,
'plans
for welfare
and not for calamity
to give
you a future
and a hope.
12
'
Then you will call
upon Me and come
and pray
to Me, and I will listen
to you.
13
You will seek
Me and find
Me when
you search
for Me with all
your heart.
14
'
I will be found
by
you,' declares
the LORD,
'
and I will restore
your fortunes
and will gather
you from all
the nations
and from all
the places
where
I have driven
you,' declares
the LORD,
'
and I will bring you back
to the place
from
where
I sent you into exile.'
15
"Because
you have said,
'The LORD
has raised
up prophets
for us in Babylon '--
16
for thus
says
the LORD
concerning
the king
who
sits
on the throne
of David,
and
concerning
all
the people
who
dwell
in this
city,
your brothers
who
did not go
with you into exile--
17
thus
says
the LORD
of hosts,
'Behold,
I am sending
upon them the sword,
famine
and pestilence,
and I will make
them like split-open
figs
that cannot
be eaten
due
to rottenness.
18
'
I will pursue
them with the sword,
with famine
and with pestilence;
and I will make
them a terror
to all
the kingdoms
of the earth,
to be a curse
and a horror
and a hissing,
and a reproach
among all
the nations
where
I have driven
them,
19
because
they have not listened
to My words,'
declares
the LORD,
'which
I sent
to them again
and again
by My servants
the prophets;
but you did not listen,'
declares
the LORD.
20
"You, therefore, hear
the word
of the LORD,
all
you exiles,
whom
I have sent away
from Jerusalem
to Babylon.
21
"Thus
says
the LORD
of hosts,
the God
of Israel,
concerning
Ahab
the son
of Kolaiah
and
concerning
Zedekiah
the son
of Maaseiah,
who are prophesying
to you falsely
in My name,
'Behold,
I will deliver
them into the hand
of Nebuchadnezzar
king
of Babylon,
and he will slay
them before your eyes.
22
'
Because
of them a curse
will be used
by all
the exiles
from Judah
who
are in Babylon,
saying,
"May the LORD
make
you like Zedekiah
and like Ahab,
who
m
the king
of Babylon
roasted
in the fire,
23
because
they have acted
foolishly
in Israel,
and have committed adultery
with their neighbors'
wives
and have spoken
words
in My name
falsely,
which
I did not command
them; and I am He who knows
and am a witness,"
declares
the LORD.'"
24
To Shemaiah
the Nehelamite
you shall speak,
saying,
25
"Thus
says
the LORD
of hosts,
the God
of Israel,
'Because
you have sent
letters
in your own name
to all
the people
who
are in Jerusalem,
and to Zephaniah
the son
of Maaseiah,
the priest,
and
to all
the priests,
saying,
26
"The LORD
has made
you priest
instead
of Jehoiada
the priest,
to be the overseer
in the house
of the LORD
over every
madman
who prophesies,
to put
him in the stocks
and in the iron collar,
27
now
then, why
have you not rebuked
Jeremiah
of Anathoth
who prophesies
to you?
28
"For he has sent
to us in Babylon,
saying,
'
The exile will be long;
build
houses
and live
in them and plant
gardens
and eat
their produce.'"'"
29
Zephaniah
the priest
read
this
letter
to Jeremiah
the prophet.
30
Then came
the word
of the LORD
to Jeremiah,
saying,
31
"Send
to all
the exiles,
saying,
'Thus
says
the LORD
concerning
Shemaiah
the Nehelamite,
"Because
Shemaiah
has prophesied
to you, although I did not send
him, and he has made you trust
in a lie,"
32
therefore
thus
says
the LORD,
"Behold,
I am about to punish
Shemaiah
the Nehelamite
and his descendants;
he will not have
anyone
living
among
this
people,
and he will not see
the good
that I am about to do
to My
people,
"
declares
the LORD,
"because
he has preached
rebellion
against
the LORD."'"
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