Jeremiah 29:28

Overview - Jeremiah 29
1	Jeremiah sends a letter to the captives in Babylon to be quiet there,
8	and not to believe the dreams of their prophets;
10	and that they shall return with grace after seventy years.
15	He foretells the destruction of the rest for their disobedience.
20	He shews the fearful end of Ahab and Zedekiah, two lying prophets.
24	Shemaiah writes a letter against Jeremiah.
30	Jeremiah foretells his doom.

Jeremiah 29:28  (King James Version)
For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.