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¹ Hear, therefore, the word of the LORD, all you exiles whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.

² "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying lies to you in My Name, 'Behold, I will hand them over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will slaughter them before your eyes [yes, all the false prophets in Babylon whom you follow shall die]!

³ Because of them, this curse shall be taken up and used by all the exiles from Judah who are in Babylon, saying, "May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire,

⁴ because they have acted foolishly in Israel and have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives and in My Name have spoken false and concocted words, which I did not command them. I am He who knows and I am a witness,' says the LORD."

⁵ Also you shall speak to Shemaiah of Nehelam [among the exiles in Babylon], saying,

⁶ Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, 'Because you have sent letters in your own name to all the people who are in Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying, The LORD has made you [Zephaniah] priest instead of Jehoiada the [deputy] priest, to be the overseer in the house of the LORD over every madman who prophesies, to put him in the stocks and in the iron collar,

⁷ now therefore [continued the letter from Shemaiah in Babylon to Zephaniah in Jerusalem], why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who prophesies to you?

⁸ For he has sent word to us in Babylon, saying, 'This captivity [of yours] will be long; build houses and live in them and plant gardens and eat their fruit.'"'"

⁹ Zephaniah the priest read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.

¹⁰ Then came the word of the LORD to Jeremiah, saying,

¹¹ Send [this message] to all the exiles, saying, 'Thus says the LORD concerning Shemaiah of Nehelam, Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, although I did not send him, and he has made you trust in a lie,"

¹² therefore thus says the LORD, "Behold, I am about to punish Shemaiah of Nehelam and his descendants. He will not have anyone [born] to live among this people, nor will he see the good that I am about to do to My people," says the LORD, "because he has spoken and preached rebellion against the LORD."'"

¹³ The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

¹⁴ Thus says the LORD God of Israel, 'Write in a book all the words which I have spoken to you. For behold (hear this), the days are coming,' says the LORD, 'when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah,' says the LORD, 'and I will return them to the land that I gave to their forefathers and they will take possession of it.'

¹⁵ Now these are the words the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah:

¹⁶ "Thus says the LORD, 'We have heard a terrified voice Of panic and dread, and there is no peace.

¹⁷ 'Ask now, and see Whether a man can give birth [to a child]. Why then do I see every man With his hands on his[1] loins, as a woman in labor? Why have all faces turned pale?

¹⁸ 'Alas! for that day is great, There is none like it; It is the time of Jacob's [unequaled] trouble, But he will be saved from it.

¹⁹ 'It shall come about on that day,' says the LORD of hosts, 'that I will break the yoke off your neck and I will tear off your bonds and force apart your shackles; and strangers will no longer make slaves of the people [of Israel].

²⁰ But they shall serve the LORD their God and [the descendant of] David their King, whom I will raise up for them.

²¹ 'Fear not, O Jacob My servant,' says the LORD, 'Nor be dismayed or downcast, O Israel; For behold, I will save you from a distant land [of exile] And your descendants from the land of their captivity. Jacob will return and will be quiet and at ease, And no one will make him afraid.

²² 'For I am with you,' says the LORD, 'to save you; For I will destroy completely all the nations where I have scattered you, But I will not destroy you completely. But I will judge and discipline you fairly And will by no means regard you as guiltless and leave you unpunished.'

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1	Hear, therefore, the word of the LORD, all you exiles whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.
2	"Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying lies to you in My Name, 'Behold, I will hand them over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will slaughter them before your eyes [yes, all the false prophets in Babylon whom you follow shall die]!
3	Because of them, this curse shall be taken up and used by all the exiles from Judah who are in Babylon, saying, "May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire,
4	because they have acted foolishly in Israel and have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives and in My Name have spoken false and concocted words, which I did not command them. I am He who knows and I am a witness,' says the LORD."
5	Also you shall speak to Shemaiah of Nehelam [among the exiles in Babylon], saying,
6	Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, 'Because you have sent letters in your own name to all the people who are in Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying, The LORD has made you [Zephaniah] priest instead of Jehoiada the [deputy] priest, to be the overseer in the house of the LORD over every madman who prophesies, to put him in the stocks and in the iron collar,
7	now therefore [continued the letter from Shemaiah in Babylon to Zephaniah in Jerusalem], why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who prophesies to you?
8	For he has sent word to us in Babylon, saying, 'This captivity [of yours] will be long; build houses and live in them and plant gardens and eat their fruit.'"'"
9	Zephaniah the priest read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.
10	Then came the word of the LORD to Jeremiah, saying,
11	Send [this message] to all the exiles, saying, 'Thus says the LORD concerning Shemaiah of Nehelam, Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, although I did not send him, and he has made you trust in a lie,"
12	therefore thus says the LORD, "Behold, I am about to punish Shemaiah of Nehelam and his descendants. He will not have anyone [born] to live among this people, nor will he see the good that I am about to do to My people," says the LORD, "because he has spoken and preached rebellion against the LORD."'"
13	The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
14	Thus says the LORD God of Israel, 'Write in a book all the words which I have spoken to you. For behold (hear this), the days are coming,' says the LORD, 'when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah,' says the LORD, 'and I will return them to the land that I gave to their forefathers and they will take possession of it.'
15	Now these are the words the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah:
16	"Thus says the LORD, 'We have heard a terrified voice Of panic and dread, and there is no peace.
17	'Ask now, and see Whether a man can give birth [to a child]. Why then do I see every man With his hands on his[1] loins, as a woman in labor? Why have all faces turned pale?
18	'Alas! for that day is great, There is none like it; It is the time of Jacob's [unequaled] trouble, But he will be saved from it.
19	'It shall come about on that day,' says the LORD of hosts, 'that I will break the yoke off your neck and I will tear off your bonds and force apart your shackles; and strangers will no longer make slaves of the people [of Israel].
20	But they shall serve the LORD their God and [the descendant of] David their King, whom I will raise up for them.
21	'Fear not, O Jacob My servant,' says the LORD, 'Nor be dismayed or downcast, O Israel; For behold, I will save you from a distant land [of exile] And your descendants from the land of their captivity. Jacob will return and will be quiet and at ease, And no one will make him afraid.
22	'For I am with you,' says the LORD, 'to save you; For I will destroy completely all the nations where I have scattered you, But I will not destroy you completely. But I will judge and discipline you fairly And will by no means regard you as guiltless and leave you unpunished.'

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