Jeremiah 29:3-6

3by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkijah (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon, unto Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), saying,

4Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the 1God of Israel, unto all the captivity, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon:

5Build houses, and dwell in them, and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

6Take wives, and beget 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 be not diminished.