Jeremiah 29:27-29

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²⁷ So now, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who has been acting like a prophet among you?^{(A) 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.’ ” ’^(B)

²⁹ The priest Zephaniah read this letter in the hearing of the prophet Jeremiah.