Jeremiah 29:24-29
24 To Shemaiah the Nehelamite you are to say,
25 “This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: You(a) in your own name have sent out letters to all the people of Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah(A) son of Maaseiah, and to all the priests, saying:
26 ‘The Lord has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada the priest to be the chief officer(B) in the temple of the Lord, responsible for every madman(C) who acts like a prophet. You must confine him in the stocks(D) and an iron collar.
27 So now, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who has been acting like a prophet among you?(E)
28 For he has sent word to us in Babylon, claiming, “The exile will be long. Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce.”’”(F)
Footnotes:
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Jeremiah 29:25: Lit Because you