Now these are the words¹⁶⁹⁷ of the letter⁵⁶¹² that Jeremiah³⁴¹⁴ the prophet⁵⁰³⁰ sent⁷⁹⁷¹ from Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ unto the residue³⁴⁹⁹ of the elders²²⁰⁵ which were carried away captives,¹⁴⁷³ and to the priests,³⁵⁴⁸ and to the prophets,⁵⁰³⁰ and to all the people⁵⁹⁷¹ whom Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰¹⁹ had carried away¹⁵⁴⁰ captive from Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ to Babylon;⁸⁹⁴

(After³¹⁰ that Jeconiah³²⁰⁴ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ and the queen,¹³⁷⁷ and the eunuchs,⁵⁶³¹ the princes⁸²⁶⁹ of Judah³⁰⁶³ and Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ and the carpenters,²⁷⁹⁶ and the smiths,⁴⁵²⁵ were departed³³¹⁸ from Jerusalem;)³³⁸⁹

By the hand³⁰²⁷ of Elasah⁵⁰¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Shaphan,⁸²²⁷ and Gemariah¹⁵⁸⁷ the son¹¹²¹ of Hilkiah,²⁵¹⁸ (whom Zedekiah⁶⁶⁶⁷ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Judah³⁰⁶³ sent⁷⁹⁷¹ unto Babylon⁸⁹⁴ to Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰¹⁹ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Babylon)⁸⁹⁴ saying,⁵⁵⁹

Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ of hosts,⁶⁶³⁵ the Elohim⁴³⁰ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ unto all that are carried away captives,¹⁴⁷³ whom I have caused to be carried away¹⁵⁴⁰ from Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ unto Babylon;⁸⁹⁴

Build¹¹²⁹ ye houses,¹⁰⁰⁴ and dwell³⁴²⁷ in them; and plant⁵¹⁹³ gardens,¹⁵⁹³ and eat³⁹⁸ the fruit⁶⁵²⁹ of them;

Take³⁹⁴⁷ ye wives,⁸⁰² and beget³²⁰⁵ sons¹¹²¹ and daughters;¹³²³ and take³⁹⁴⁷ wives⁸⁰² for your sons,¹¹²¹ and give⁵⁴¹⁴ your daughters¹³²³ to husbands,⁵⁸² that they may bear³²⁰⁵ sons¹¹²¹ and daughters;¹³²³ that ye may be increased⁷²³⁵ there, and not diminished.⁴⁵⁹¹

And seek¹⁸⁷⁵ the peace⁷⁹⁶⁵ of the city⁵⁸⁹² whither I have caused you to be carried away captives,¹⁵⁴⁰ and pray⁶⁴¹⁹ unto Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ for it: for in the peace⁷⁹⁶⁵ thereof shall ye have peace.⁷⁹⁶⁵

For thus saith⁵⁵⁹ Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ of hosts,⁶⁶³⁵ the Elohim⁴³⁰ of Israel;³⁴⁷⁸ Let not your prophets⁵⁰³⁰ and your diviners,⁷⁰⁸⁰ that be in the midst⁷¹³⁰ of you, deceive⁵³⁷⁷ you, neither hearken⁸⁰⁸⁵ to your dreams²⁴⁷² which ye cause to be dreamed.²⁴⁹²

For they prophesy⁵⁰¹² falsely⁸²⁶⁷ unto you in my name:⁸⁰³⁴ I have not sent⁷⁹⁷¹ them, saith⁵⁰⁰² Yahweh.³⁰⁶⁸

For thus saith⁵⁵⁹ Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ That after⁶³¹⁰ seventy⁷⁶⁵⁷ years⁸¹⁴¹ be accomplished⁴³⁹⁰ at Babylon⁸⁹⁴ I will visit⁶⁴⁸⁵ you, and perform⁶⁹⁶⁵ my good²⁸⁹⁶ word¹⁶⁹⁷ toward you, in causing you to return⁷⁷²⁵ to this place.⁴⁷²⁵

2 Chronicles 36:21; Ezra 1:1; Jeremiah 25:11

For I know³⁰⁴⁵ the thoughts⁴²⁸⁴ that I think²⁸⁰³ toward you, saith⁵⁰⁰² Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ thoughts⁴²⁸⁴ of peace,⁷⁹⁶⁵ and not of evil,⁷⁴⁵¹ to give⁵⁴¹⁴ you an expected⁸⁶¹⁵ end.³¹⁹

2 Chronicles 7:14

Then shall ye call⁷¹²¹ upon me, and ye shall go¹⁹⁸⁰ and pray⁶⁴¹⁹ unto me, and I will hearken⁸⁰⁸⁵ unto you.

And ye shall seek¹²⁴⁵ me, and find⁴⁶⁷² me, when ye shall search¹⁸⁷⁵ for me with all your heart.³⁸²⁴

And I will be found⁴⁶⁷² of you, saith⁵⁰⁰² Yahweh:³⁰⁶⁸ and I will turn away⁷⁷²⁵ your captivity,⁷⁶²² and I will gather⁶⁹⁰⁸ you from all the nations,¹⁴⁷¹ and from all the places⁴⁷²⁵ whither I have driven⁵⁰⁸⁰ you, saith⁵⁰⁰² Yahweh;³⁰⁶⁸ and I will bring you again⁷⁷²⁵ into the place⁴⁷²⁵ whence I caused you to be carried away captive.¹⁵⁴⁰

Because ye have said,⁵⁵⁹ Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ hath raised us up⁶⁹⁶⁵ prophets⁵⁰³⁰ in Babylon;⁸⁹⁴

Know that thus saith⁵⁵⁹ Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ of the king⁴⁴²⁸ that sitteth³⁴²⁷ upon the throne³⁶⁷⁸ of David,¹⁷³² and of all the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that dwelleth³⁴²⁷ in this city,⁵⁸⁹² and of your brethren²⁵¹ that are not gone forth³³¹⁸ with you into captivity;¹⁴⁷³

Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ of hosts;⁶⁶³⁵ Behold, I will send⁷⁹⁷¹ upon them the sword,²⁷¹⁹ the famine,⁷⁴⁵⁸ and the pestilence,¹⁶⁹⁸ and will make⁵⁴¹⁴ them like vile⁸¹⁸² figs,⁸³⁸⁴ that cannot be eaten,³⁹⁸ they are so evil.⁷⁴⁵⁵

And I will persecute⁷²⁹¹ them with the sword,²⁷¹⁹ with the famine,⁷⁴⁵⁸ and with the pestilence,¹⁶⁹⁸ and will deliver⁵⁴¹⁴ them to be removed²¹⁸⁹ to all the kingdoms⁴⁴⁶⁷ of the earth,⁷⁷⁶ to be a curse,⁴²³ and an astonishment,⁸⁰⁴⁷ and an hissing,⁸³²² and a reproach,²⁷⁸¹ among all the nations¹⁴⁷¹ whither I have driven⁵⁰⁸⁰ them:

Because they have not hearkened⁸⁰⁸⁵ to my words,¹⁶⁹⁷ saith⁵⁰⁰² Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ which I sent⁷⁹⁷¹ unto them by my servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ the prophets,⁵⁰³⁰ rising up early⁷⁹²⁵ and sending⁷⁹⁷¹ them; but ye would not hear,⁸⁰⁸⁵ saith⁵⁰⁰² Yahweh.³⁰⁶⁸

Hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ ye therefore the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ all ye of the captivity,¹⁴⁷³ whom I have sent⁷⁹⁷¹ from Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ to Babylon:⁸⁹⁴

Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ of hosts,⁶⁶³⁵ the Elohim⁴³⁰ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ of Ahab²⁵⁶ the son¹¹²¹ of Kolaiah,⁶⁹⁶⁴ and of Zedekiah⁶⁶⁶⁷ the son¹¹²¹ of Maaseiah,⁴⁶⁴¹ which prophesy⁵⁰¹² a lie⁸²⁶⁷ unto you in my name;⁸⁰³⁴ Behold, I will deliver⁵⁴¹⁴ them into the hand³⁰²⁷ of Nebuchadrezzar⁵⁰¹⁹ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Babylon;⁸⁹⁴ and he shall slay⁵²²¹ them before your eyes;⁵⁸⁶⁹

And of them shall be taken up³⁹⁴⁷ a curse⁷⁰⁴⁵ by all the captivity¹⁵⁴⁶ of Judah³⁰⁶³ which are in Babylon,⁸⁹⁴ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ make⁷⁷⁶⁰ thee like Zedekiah⁶⁶⁶⁷ and like Ahab,²⁵⁶ whom the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Babylon⁸⁹⁴ roasted⁷⁰³³ in the fire;⁷⁸⁴

Because they have committed⁶²¹³ villany⁵⁰³⁹ in Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and have committed adultery⁵⁰⁰³ with their neighbours'⁷⁴⁵³ wives,⁸⁰² and have spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ lying⁸²⁶⁷ words¹⁶⁹⁷ in my name,⁸⁰³⁴ which I have not commanded⁶⁶⁸⁰ them; even I know,³⁰⁴⁵ and am a witness,⁵⁷⁰⁷ saith⁵⁰⁰² Yahweh.³⁰⁶⁸

Thus shalt thou also speak⁵⁵⁹ to Shemaiah⁸⁰⁹⁸ the Nehelamite,⁵¹⁶¹ saying,⁵⁵⁹

Thus speaketh⁵⁵⁹ Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ of hosts,⁶⁶³⁵ the Elohim⁴³⁰ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Because thou hast sent⁷⁹⁷¹ letters⁵⁶¹² in thy name⁸⁰³⁴ unto all the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that are at Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ and to Zephaniah⁶⁸⁴⁶ the son¹¹²¹ of Maaseiah⁴⁶⁴¹ the priest,³⁵⁴⁸ and to all the priests,³⁵⁴⁸ saying,⁵⁵⁹

Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ hath made⁵⁴¹⁴ thee priest³⁵⁴⁸ in the stead of Jehoiada³⁰⁷⁷ the priest,³⁵⁴⁸ that ye should be officers⁶⁴⁹⁶ in the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ for every man³⁷⁶ that is mad,⁷⁶⁹⁶ and maketh himself a prophet,⁵⁰¹² that thou shouldest put⁵⁴¹⁴ him in prison,⁴¹¹⁵ and in the stocks.⁶⁷²⁹

Now therefore why hast thou not reproved¹⁶⁰⁵ Jeremiah³⁴¹⁴ of Anathoth,⁶⁰⁶⁹ which maketh himself a prophet⁵⁰¹² to you?

For therefore he sent⁷⁹⁷¹ unto us in Babylon,⁸⁹⁴ saying,⁵⁵⁹ This¹⁹³¹ captivity is long:⁷⁵² build¹¹²⁹ ye houses,¹⁰⁰⁴ and dwell³⁴²⁷ in them; and plant⁵¹⁹³ gardens,¹⁵⁹³ and eat³⁹⁸ the fruit⁶⁵²⁹ of them.

And Zephaniah⁶⁸⁴⁶ the priest³⁵⁴⁸ read⁷¹²¹ this letter⁵⁶¹² in the ears²⁴¹ of Jeremiah³⁴¹⁴ the prophet.⁵⁰³⁰

Then came the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ unto Jeremiah,³⁴¹⁴ saying,⁵⁵⁹

Send⁷⁹⁷¹ to all them of the captivity,¹⁴⁷³ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ concerning Shemaiah⁸⁰⁹⁸ the Nehelamite;⁵¹⁶¹ Because that Shemaiah⁸⁰⁹⁸ hath prophesied⁵⁰¹² unto you, and I sent⁷⁹⁷¹ him not, and he caused you to trust⁹⁸² in a lie:⁸²⁶⁷

Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ Yahweh;³⁰⁶⁸ Behold, I will punish⁶⁴⁸⁵ Shemaiah⁸⁰⁹⁸ the Nehelamite,⁵¹⁶¹ and his seed:²²³³ he shall not have a man³⁷⁶ to dwell³⁴²⁷ among⁸⁴³² this people;⁵⁹⁷¹ neither shall he behold⁷²⁰⁰ the good²⁸⁹⁶ that I will do⁶²¹³ for my people,⁵⁹⁷¹ saith⁵⁰⁰² Yahweh;³⁰⁶⁸ because he hath taught¹⁶⁹⁶ rebellion⁵⁶²⁷ against Yahweh.³⁰⁶⁸