Jeremiah 29:25-27

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²⁵ This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: “Shemaiah, you sent letters to all the people in Jerusalem and to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. You also sent letters to all the priests. You sent those letters in your own name and not by my authority. ²⁶ Shemaiah, this is what you said in your letter to Zephaniah: ‘Zephaniah, the Lord has made you priest in place of Jehoiada. You are to be in charge of the Lord’s Temple. You should arrest anyone who acts like a crazy person^[a] and acts like a prophet. You should put that person’s feet between large blocks of wood and put neck irons^[b] on him. ²⁷ Now Jeremiah is acting like a prophet. So why didn’t you arrest him?