28 For he has (A)sent to us in Babylon, saying, ‘The exile will be (B)long; (C)build houses and live in them and plant gardens and eat their [a]produce.’”’”

29 (D)Zephaniah the priest read this letter [b]to Jeremiah the prophet. 30 Then came the word of the Lord to Jeremiah, saying,

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 29:28 Lit fruit
  2. Jeremiah 29:29 Lit in the ears of

28 He has sent this message(A) to us in Babylon: It will be a long time.(B) Therefore build(C) houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce.’”

29 Zephaniah(D) the priest, however, read the letter to Jeremiah the prophet. 30 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah:

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