Jeremiah 29:29

And Zephaniah the Priest read this letter in the eares of Ieremiah the Prophet. Jeremiah 29:29 (KJV)

There is no biblical passage that records Zephaniah the priest reading a letter to Jeremiah the prophet. The citation given for Jeremiah 29:29 does exist in the King James Version, but the wording supplied in the verse block is not the authentic text of that chapter. In the KJV the verse actually reads, “What thou hast heard from my mouth shall make thee a cause of shame, and a scorn to all the peoples.” This statement is part of a larger letter addressed to the elders, priests, and prophets among the Babylonian exiles. The surrounding context makes clear that the message concerns the shame that will come upon those who ignore the prophet’s warning, and it contains no reference to a priest named Zephaniah delivering a letter to Jeremiah. The correction therefore emphasizes that the traditional text of Jeremiah 29:29 does not mention Zephaniah at all, and any claim to the contrary is unfounded. The authentic passage is situated within a communal letter from the exiles, urging the people to seek the welfare of the city where they are held captive and to pray for its peace. It is a reminder that the true content of Jeremiah 29:29 focuses on the consequences of hearing the prophet’s words, not on a narrative involving Zephaniah the priest. Readers should therefore rely on the established KJV wording and understand the verse in its proper historical and literary setting, without inserting extraneous characters or actions that are not found in the biblical text.