Jeremiah 29:24-29

24⌞The Lord says,⌟ “Say to Shemaiah from Nehelam,

25‘This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: You sent letters in your own name to all the people who are in Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah, son of Maaseiah, and to all the priests. These letters said:

26The Lord made you priest instead of Jehoiada so that there would be officials for the Lord’s temple. You should put any lunatic who acts like a prophet in prison and in shackles.

27Now, why haven’t you arrested Jeremiah from Anathoth? After all, he acts like a prophet among you.

28That’s why Jeremiah sent this message to us in Babylon: You will be captives a long time. Build houses, and live in them. Plant gardens, and eat what they produce.’ ”

29The priest Zephaniah read this letter to the prophet Jeremiah.