1 Jeremiah wrote a letter in Jerusalem. He sent it to the old people, the priests, the prophets, and all the people taken to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar. ✉️️➡️️ 2 This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the helpers, and many workers left Jerusalem. ♂️♀️️ 3 Jeremiah sent the letter by Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah. King Zedekiah of Judah sent them to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. 4 God, the God of Israel, said to all the people He sent from Jerusalem to Babylon. ️ 5 Build homes. Live in them. Plant gardens. Eat the food. 6 Marry. Have sons and girls. Help your sons and girls marry. Have many kids. Do not be few. 7 Work for the good of the city where you live. Pray to God for the city. When the city has peace, you will have peace. ️️ 8 God says: Do not let fake prophets and dream men trick you. Do not listen to them. ♂️ 9 They speak lies in My name. I did not send them, says God. ️ 10 God says: After 70 years in Babylon, I will come to help you. I will bring you back home. 7️⃣0️⃣ 11 God says: I know My good plans for you. I will not hurt you. I will give you a good end and new days. ️ 12 You will call to Me. You will pray to Me. I will hear you. 13 You will look for Me and find Me when you look with all your heart. ❤️ 14 I will let you find Me. I will bring you back. I will gather you from every land. I will bring you home, says God. ️➡️ 15 You say, “God gave us prophets in Babylon.” ️ 16 God says about the king on David’s seat, the people who stayed in this city, and your family who did not go with you. ️ 17 I will send war, no food, and sick to them. They will be like bad figs you cannot eat. ⚔️❌ 18 I will chase them with war, no food, and sick. Other lands will see them and say bad things. ️ 19 They did not listen to My words. I sent My servants, the prophets, again and again. But they did not listen, says God. ️❌ 20 So hear God’s word, all you people I sent from Jerusalem to Babylon. 21 God says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah. They tell lies in My name. I will give them to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. He will kill them where you can see. ⚠️ 22 People in Babylon will use their names in a bad saying: “May God make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon burned in fire.” 23 They did very bad things in Israel. They did bad with other men’s wives. They spoke lies in My name. I did not tell them to do this. I see and I know, says God. 24 Say this to Shemaiah. 25 God says: You sent letters in your name to all the people in Jerusalem, to Zephaniah the priest, and to all the priests. ✉️ 26 You said, “God made you the priest to watch the house of God. Stop any crazy man who says he is a prophet. Put him in chains and in jail.” ⛓️ 27 Why did you not stop Jeremiah from Anathoth? He says he is a prophet to you. ❓ 28 Jeremiah sent to us in Babylon and said, “This time here will be long. Build homes and live. Plant gardens and eat.” 29 Zephaniah the priest read the letter to Jeremiah the prophet. 30 Then God’s word came to Jeremiah. 31 Send this to all the people in Babylon: God says about Shemaiah: He said words I did not send. He made you trust a lie. 32 So God says: I will punish Shemaiah and his family. He will not have family with the people. He will not see the good I will do for My people. He taught people to go against God.