Jeremiah 29:27-30

27And now, why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, who maketh himself a prophet to you?

28Forasmuch as he hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying, It will be long; build houses, and dwell [in them], and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

29— And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of the prophet Jeremiah.

30And the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah, saying,