28. Because that he hath sent unto us to Babylon, saying, It [is] long, build ye houses, and abide; and plant ye gardens, and eat their fruit.'
29. And Zephaniah the priest readeth this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
30. And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah, saying,
31. `Send unto all the removal, saying, Thus said Jehovah concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite, Because that Shemaiah prophesied to you, and I--I have not sent him, and he doth cause you to trust on falsehood,