Jeremiah 29:26-30 - The Letter Of Shemaiah
26 'The LORD hath ordained thee to be priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, that thou shouldest be the chief in the house of the LORD above all prophets, and preachers, and that thou mightest put them in prison, or in the stocks. 27 How happeneth it then, that thou hast not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which never leaveth of his prophesying? 28 And beside all this, he hath sent us word unto Babylon, and told us plainly, that our captivity shall long endure: that we should build us houses to dwell therein, and to plant us gardens, that we might enjoy the fruit thereof.'
29 Which letter Zephaniah the priest did read, and let Jeremiah the prophet hear it.
30 Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying: