Jeremiah 29:27

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

Now therefore, why hast thou not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who maketh himself a prophet to you,

Jeremiah 29:27 — American Standard Version

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Context — Jeremiah 29

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24And concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite thou shalt speak, saying,

25Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thine own name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying,

26Jehovah hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in the house of Jehovah, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in the stocks and in shackles.

27Now therefore, why hast thou not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who maketh himself a prophet to you,

28forasmuch as he hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying, [The captivity] is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them?

29And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

30Then came the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah, saying,

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