The Letter of Shemaiah (JER 29:26-30)

[29:26] “The Lord made you a priest in place of Jehoiada, and you are now the chief officer in the Temple. It is your duty to see that every crazy person who pretends to be a prophet is placed in chains with an iron collar around the neck.

[29:27] Why haven't you done this to Jeremiah of Anathoth, who has been speaking as a prophet to the people?

[29:28] He must be stopped because he told the people in Babylonia that they would be prisoners there a long time and should build houses, settle down, plant gardens, and eat what they grow.”

[29:29] Zephaniah read the letter to me,

[29:30] and then the Lord told me

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