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The letter was delivered by Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemaraiah son of Hilkiah when Zedekiah king of Judah sent them to Babylon, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. The letter said:

The Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says this to all the exiles whom I have deported from Jerusalem to Babylon.

Build houses and settle in them. Plant gardens and eat their fruit.

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