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"For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, 'The exile will be long; build houses and live in them and plant gardens and eat their produce.' ""'
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Zephaniah the priest read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.
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Then came the word of the LORD to Jeremiah, saying,
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"Send to all the exiles, saying, 'Thus says the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite, "Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, although I did not send him, and he has made you trust in a lie,"
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therefore thus says the LORD , "Behold, I am about to punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants; he will not have anyone living among this people, and he will not see the good that I am about to do to My people," declares the LORD , "because he has preached rebellion against the LORD .""'