Jeremiah 29:26-28

International Children’s Bible

²⁶ You said to Zephaniah, ‘The Lord has made you priest in place of Jehoiada. You are to be in charge of the Temple of the Lord. You should arrest any madman who acts like a prophet. You should lock the hands and feet of that person between wooden blocks. And put iron rings around his neck. ²⁷ Now Jeremiah from Anathoth is acting like a prophet. So why haven’t you arrested him? ²⁸ Jeremiah has sent this message to us in Babylon: You will be there for a long time. So build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat what you grow.’”