Jeremiah 29:1 - This is the text of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets and all the other people Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
The words of chapter 29:4-23 are only a copy of the letter Jeremiah wrote to the exiles. The actual letter itself went to Babylon with Elasah and Gemariah. So there were at least 2 copies of it. I wonder if there were ever any more. It was sent to all the exiles as if everyone was supposed to read it or at least hear it read to them. I wonder if they all did get to hear it word for word. The elders and priests probably did, but I wonder about the rest of the people.
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