Jer 29:25, 28 | ESV | STEP | Thus says the Lord of hosts , the God of Israel : You have sent letters in your name to all the people who are in Jerusalem , and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest , and to all the priests , saying ,

Jeremiah 29:25

25 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: You have sent letters in your name to all the people who are in Jerusalem, and to ^aZephaniah the son of ^bMaaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,

Jeremiah 29:28

28 For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, “Your exile will be long; ^cbuild houses and live in them, and plant gardens and eat their produce.”’”