"For he has sentto us in Babylon,saying,[The exile] will be long;buildhousesand live[in them] and plantgardensand eattheir produce.'"'"
Now theseare the wordsof the letterwhichJeremiahthe prophetsentfrom Jerusalemto the restof the eldersof the exile,the priests,the prophetsand allthe peoplewhomNebuchadnezzarhad takeninto exilefrom Jerusalemto Babylon.
"For thussaysthe LORD,'Whenseventyyearshave beencompletedfor Babylon,I will visityou and fulfillMy goodwordto you, to bringyou backto thisplace.
Buildhousesand live[in them]; and plantgardensand eattheir produce.
