Jeremiah 29:24-29 - Shemaiah's Letter To Zephaniah The Priest

24 And thou shalt speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, 25 Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying, 26 Jehovah hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that there should be officers in the house of Jehovah, over every madman and self-made prophet, that thou shouldest put him in the stocks and in the shackles. 27 And now, why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, who maketh himself a prophet to you? 28 Forasmuch as he hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying, It will be long; build houses, and dwell in them, and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

29 And Zephaniah the priest read This letter in the ears of the prophet Jeremiah.