Jeremiah 29:25-29
29:25 that the
Lord God of Israel who rules over all
has a message for him.
Tell him,
‘On your own initiative
you sent a letter
to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah
and to all the other priests and to all the people in Jerusalem.
In your letter you said to Zephaniah,
29:26 “The
Lord has made you priest in place of Jehoiada.
He has put you in charge in the
Lord’s temple of controlling
any lunatic
who pretends to be a prophet.
And it is your duty to put any such person in the stocks
with an iron collar around his neck.
29:27 You should have reprimanded Jeremiah from Anathoth who is pretending to be a prophet among you!
29:28 For he has even sent a message to us here in Babylon. He wrote and told us,
“You will be there a long time. Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat what they produce.”’”
29:29 Zephaniah the priest read that letter to the prophet Jeremiah.