Jeremiah 29:26-28

Good News Translation

²⁶ “The Lord made you a priest in place of Jehoiada, and you are now the chief officer^[a] in the Temple. It is your duty to see that every crazy person who pretends to be a prophet is placed in chains with an iron collar around the neck. ²⁷ Why haven't you done this to Jeremiah of Anathoth, who has been speaking as a prophet to the people? ²⁸ He must be stopped because he told the people in Babylonia that they would be prisoners there a long time and should build houses, settle down, plant gardens, and eat what they grow.”