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Jeremiah 29:26

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The Lord hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the Lord, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.

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  1. Jeremiah 29:24

    Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,

  2. Jeremiah 29:25

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

  3. Jeremiah 29:27

    Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you?

  4. Jeremiah 29:28

    For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

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