The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedeki´ah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchi´ah, and Zephani´ah the son of Ma-asei´ah the priest, saying,
Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnez´zar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;
Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephani´ah the son of Ma-asei´ah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,