1Now these are the words of the letter…
2(after that Jeconiah the king, and the queen-mother,…
3by the hand of Elasah the son of…
4Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of…
5Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and…
6Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters;…
7And seek the peace of the city whither…
8For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God…
9For they prophesy falsely unto you in my…
10For thus saith Jehovah, After seventy years are…
11For I know the thoughts that I think…
12And ye shall call upon me, and ye…
13And ye shall seek me, and find me,…
14And I will be found of you, saith…
15Because ye have said, Jehovah hath raised us…
16thus saith Jehovah concerning the king that sitteth…
17thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will…
18And I will pursue after them with the…
19because they have not hearkened to my words,…
20Hear ye therefore the word of Jehovah, all…
21Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of…
22and of them shall be taken up a…
23because they have wrought folly in Israel, and…
24And concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite thou shalt speak,…
25Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, the God of…
26Jehovah hath made thee priest in the stead…
27Now therefore, why hast thou not rebuked Jeremiah…
28forasmuch as he hath sent unto us in…
29And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in…
30Then came the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah,…
31Send to all them of the captivity, saying,…
32therefore thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will punish…