Jeremiah 29:28-30

New Catholic Bible

²⁸ He has even sent us a message in Babylon, saying, ‘It will be a long time. Build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat what they produce.’ ”

²⁹ When the priest Zephaniah read this letter to the prophet Jeremiah, ³⁰ the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.