Jeremiah 29:28 meaning and explanation
For he has sent to us in Babylon, claiming: Since the exile will be lengthy, build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat their produce.’”
Jeremiah 29:28, Berean Standard Bible
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These are the words of Shemaiah the Nehelamite, a false prophet in Babylon, quoted back by Jeremiah. Shemaiah wrote to the priest Zephaniah in Jerusalem, complaining that Jeremiah had not been silenced and citing Jeremiah's letter to the exiles.
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