1 This is the text of the letter that the prophet Jeremiahsent from Jerusalemto the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets and all the other people Nebuchadnezzarhad carried into exile from Jerusalemto Babylon. 2 (This was after King Jehoiachin29:2 Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant of Jehoiachinand the queen mother, the court officials and the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the skilled workers and the artisans had gone into exile from Jerusalem.) 3 He entrusted the letter to Elasahson of Shaphanand to Gemariahson of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiahking of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzarin Babylon. It said:
4 This is what the LordAlmighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalemto Babylon: 5 "Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. 6 Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase in number there; do not decrease. 7 Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lordfor it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper." 8 Yes, this is what the LordAlmighty, the God of Israel, says: "Do not let the prophets and diviners among you deceive you. Do not listen to the dreams you encourage them to have. 9 They are prophesying lies to you in my name. I have not sent them," declares the Lord.
10 This is what the Lordsays: "When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place. 11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you," declares the Lord, "and will bring you back from captivity.29:14 Or will restore your fortunesI will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you," declares the Lord, "and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile."
15 You may say, "The Lordhas raised up prophets for us in Babylon," 16 but this is what the Lordsays about the king who sits on David’s throne and all the people who remain in this city, your fellow citizens who did not go with you into exile— 17 yes, this is what the LordAlmighty says: "I will send the sword, famine and plague against them and I will make them like figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten. 18 I will pursue them with the sword, famine and plague and will make them abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth, a curse29:18 That is, their names will be used in cursing (see verse 22); or, others will see that they are cursed.and an object of horror, of scorn and reproach, among all the nations where I drive them. 19 For they have not listened to my words," declares the Lord, "words that I sent to them again and again by my servants the prophets. And you exiles have not listened either," declares the Lord.
20 Therefore, hear the word of the Lord, all you exiles whom I have sent away from Jerusalemto Babylon. 21 This is what the LordAlmighty, the God of Israel, says about Ahabson of Kolaiahand Zedekiahson of Maaseiah, who are prophesying lies to you in my name: "I will deliver them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzarking of Babylon, and he will put them to death before your very eyes. 22 Because of them, all the exiles from Judah who are in Babylonwill use this curse: ‘May the Lordtreat you like Zedekiahand Ahab, whom the king of Babylonburned in the fire.’ 23 For they have done outrageous things in Israel; they have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and in my name they have uttered lies—which I did not authorize. I know it and am a witness to it," declares the Lord.
Message to Shemaiah
24 Tell Shemaiahthe Nehelamite, 25 "This is what the LordAlmighty, the God of Israel, says: You sent letters in your own name to all the people in Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniahson of Maaseiah, and to all the other priests. You said to Zephaniah, 26 ‘The Lordhas appointed you priest in place of Jehoiadato be in charge of the house of the Lord; you should put any maniac who acts like a prophet into the stocks and neck-irons. 27 So why have you not reprimanded Jeremiahfrom Anathoth, who poses as a prophet among you? 28 He has sent this message to us in Babylon: It will be a long time. Therefore build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce.’ "
29 Zephaniahthe priest, however, read the letter to Jeremiahthe prophet. 30 Then the word of the Lordcame to Jeremiah: 31 "Send this message to all the exiles: ‘This is what the Lordsays about Shemaiahthe Nehelamite: Because Shemaiahhas prophesied to you, even though I did not send him, and has persuaded you to trust in lies, 32 this is what the Lordsays: I will surely punish Shemaiahthe Nehelamiteand his descendants. He will have no one left among this people, nor will he see the good things I will do for my people, declares the Lord, because he has preached rebellion against me.’ "
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Jeremiah, a priest from Anathoth, prophesied to Judah in the final days of the kingdom, announced the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon, and was persecuted and imprisoned for this (Jeremiah 1:1).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jehoiachin was king of Judah, son and successor of Jehoiakim; he reigned three months in Jerusalem and was taken prisoner to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar. Years later, Evil-merodach king of Babylon freed Jehoiachin from prison (2 Kings 25:27).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Hilkiah was the high priest who found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord during the reign of King Josiah and gave it to Shaphan the secretary (2 Kings 22:8).
Zedekiah, son of Josiah, was the last king of Judah; he rebelled against Babylon, saw his sons killed, had his eyes put out, and was taken captive (2 Kings 25:7).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jeremiah, a priest from Anathoth, prophesied to Judah in the final days of the kingdom, announced the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon, and was persecuted and imprisoned for this (Jeremiah 1:1).
Anathoth is the town in the land of Benjamin where the priest Jeremiah son of Hilkiah was. Jeremiah bought the property there from his cousin Hanamel for seventeen shekels of silver (Jeremiah 32:9).
Jeremiah, a priest from Anathoth, prophesied to Judah in the final days of the kingdom, announced the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon, and was persecuted and imprisoned for this (Jeremiah 1:1).
Jeremiah, a priest from Anathoth, prophesied to Judah in the final days of the kingdom, announced the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon, and was persecuted and imprisoned for this (Jeremiah 1:1).