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(This was after Jeconiah,[a] the queen mother, the secretaries, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalworkers had gone into exile from Jerusalem.) The letter was delivered by Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemaraiah son of Hilkiah when Zedekiah king of Judah sent them to Babylon, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. The letter said:

The Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says this to all the exiles whom I have deported from Jerusalem to Babylon.

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  1. Jeremiah 29:2 That is, Jehoiachin