27. Now, why haven’t you arrested Jeremiah from Anathoth? After all, he acts like a prophet among you.
28. That’s why Jeremiah sent this message to us in Babylon: You will be captives a long time. Build houses, and live in them. Plant gardens, and eat what they produce.’ ”
29. The priest Zephaniah read this letter to the prophet Jeremiah.
30. Then the Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah. He said,
31. “Send this message to all the captives: ‘This is what the Lord says about Shemaiah from Nehelam: Shemaiah prophesied to you, but I didn’t send him. He has made you believe a lie.
32. The Lord says: I will punish Shemaiah from Nehelam. I will also punish his descendants. No one from his family will be left alive. He will not see the blessings that I’m going to send my people, declares the Lord, because he has encouraged rebellion against the Lord.’ ”