Jeremiah 29:24-32

“This is what you should say to Shemaiah of Nehelam: YAHWEH, God of Israel, Commander of Angel Armies, says: You have taken it upon yourself to write letters to all the people in Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah and to all the priests. Your letter states, ‘After the death of Jehoiada the priest, YAHWEH chose you to be the priest in charge of the temple security. You know that anyone who acts crazy and pretends to be a prophet should be arrested and put in chains and iron collars. Why, then, haven’t you done this to Jeremiah of Anathoth, who is now posing as a prophet to the people? He even sent us a letter in Babylon, saying: You’ll be there a long time, so build houses, settle down, plant gardens, and eat what they produce.’ ” Now, when the priest Zephaniah had read this letter to Jeremiah, YAHWEH said to Jeremiah, “Send another letter to all the exiles in Babylon: I, YAHWEH, have not chosen Shemaiah of Nehelam to be one of my prophets, and he has misled you by telling lies in my name. He has even stirred up rebellion against me. Therefore, I will punish Shemaiah. He and his descendants will not live to see the good things I will do for my people. I, YAHWEH, have spoken.”