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27 And now, why didn’t you rebuke Jeremiah from Anathoth who prophesies to you? 28 So he sent a message[a] to us in Babylon: ‘The exile[b] will be long, so build houses and live in them.[c] Plant gardens and eat their produce.’”’”

29 Then Zephaniah the priest read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet,

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 29:28 The Heb. lacks a message
  2. Jeremiah 29:28 Lit. It
  3. Jeremiah 29:28 The Heb. lacks in them

27 So why have you not reprimanded Jeremiah from Anathoth, who poses as a prophet among you? 28 He has sent this message(A) to us in Babylon: It will be a long time.(B) Therefore build(C) houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce.’”

29 Zephaniah(D) the priest, however, read the letter to Jeremiah the prophet.

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