Jeremiah 29:5

29:5 ‘Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat what they produce.

Jeremiah 29:28

29:28 For he has even sent a message to us here in Babylon. He wrote and told us, ¹  “You will be there a long time. Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat what they produce.”’” ² 

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¹ tn Heb “For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying….” The quote, however, is part of the earlier letter.

² sn See v. 5.