21 Jeremiah received the word from Jehovah when King Zed·e·kiʹah+ sent to him Pashʹhur+ son of Mal·chiʹjah and Zeph·a·niʹah+ son of Ma·a·seiʹah, the priest, requesting: 2 “Please inquire of Jehovah in our behalf, because King Neb·u·chad·nezʹzar* of Babylon is waging war against us.+ Perhaps Jehovah will perform one of his wonderful works in our behalf, so that he will withdraw from us.”+

25 ‘This is what Jehovah of armies, the God of Israel, says: “Because you sent in your name letters to all the people who are in Jerusalem, to Zeph·a·niʹah+ son of Ma·a·seiʹah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying,

29 When Zeph·a·niʹah+ the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet,