Jeremiah 29:1-2

Expanded Bible

A Letter to the Captives in Babylon

29 This is the ·letter [^Lwords of the scroll] that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the remaining elders who were among the ·captives [exiles], the priests, and the prophets. He sent it to all the other people Nebuchadnezzar had taken as ·captives [exiles] from Jerusalem to Babylon [^Cin 597 bc; 2 Kin. 24:12–17; 2 Chr. 36:6–8]. ² (This ·letter [^Lscroll] was sent after all these people were taken away: Jehoiachin [^LJeconiah] the king and the queen mother [^CNehushta; 13:18]; the ·officers [servants; ^Leunuchs] and leaders of Judah and Jerusalem; and the craftsmen and metalworkers from Jerusalem.)