Jeremiah 29:28-30

Living Bible

²⁸ For he has written to us here in Babylon saying that our captivity will be long; that we should build permanent homes and plan to stay many years; that we should plant fruit trees, for we will be here to eat the fruit from them for a long time to come.”

²⁹ Zephaniah took the letter over to Jeremiah and read it to him! ³⁰ Then the Lord gave this message to Jeremiah: