^{4 Ref} `Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, to all the removal that I removed from Jerusalem to Babylon,

^{5 Ref} Build ye houses, and abide; and plant ye gardens, and eat their fruit;

^{6 Ref} Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take for your sons wives, and your daughters give to husbands, and they bear sons and daughters; and multiply there, and ye are not few;

^{7 Ref} And seek the peace of the city whither I have removed you, and pray for it unto Jehovah, for in its peace ye have peace.