He sent the letter with Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah when they went to Babylon as King Zedekiah’s ambassadors to Nebuchadnezzar. This is what Jeremiah’s letter said:

他藉沙番的儿子以利亚萨和希勒家的儿子基玛利的手寄去。他们二人是犹大王西底家打发往巴比伦去见尼布甲尼撒王的。

他藉沙番的儿子以利亚萨和希勒家的儿子基玛利的手送去；他们二人是犹大王西底家差往巴比伦去见巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒的。

他藉沙番的儿子以利亚萨和希勒家的儿子基玛利的手送去；他们二人是犹大王西底家差往巴比伦去见巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒的。

犹大王西底迦派沙番的儿子以利亚萨和希勒迦的儿子基玛利把这封信送给巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒。以下是信的内容：

这封信是由沙番的儿子以利亚萨和希勒家的儿子基玛利带去的；他们是犹大王西底家差往巴比伦，去见巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒的。信上说：

他藉沙番的兒子以利亞薩和希勒家的兒子基瑪利的手寄去。他們二人是猶大王西底家打發往巴比倫去見尼布甲尼撒王的。

他藉沙番的兒子以利亞薩和希勒家的兒子基瑪利的手送去；他們二人是猶大王西底家差往巴比倫去見巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的。

他藉沙番的兒子以利亞薩和希勒家的兒子基瑪利的手送去；他們二人是猶大王西底家差往巴比倫去見巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的。

猶大王西底迦派沙番的兒子以利亞薩和希勒迦的兒子基瑪利把這封信送給巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒。以下是信的內容：

這封信是由沙番的兒子以利亞薩和希勒家的兒子基瑪利帶去的；他們是猶大王西底家差往巴比倫，去見巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的。信上說：

這封信是由沙番的兒子以利亞薩和希勒家的兒子基瑪利經手帶去的：他們二人是猶大王西底家所打發往巴比倫去見巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的。信上說：

託沙番子以利亞薩、希勒家子基瑪利達之、斯二人、乃猶大王西底家、遣詣巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒之使、

書託沙番子以利亞薩、與希勒家子基瑪利、二人奉猶大王西底家之遣、往巴比倫覲巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒、

He entrusted the letter to Elasah son of Shaphan and to Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. It said:

Jeremiah gave the letter to Elasah and Gemariah. Elasah was the son of Shaphan. Gemariah was the son of Hilkiah. Zedekiah, the king of Judah, had sent Elasah and Gemariah to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. Here is what the letter said.

The letter was sent by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. It said:

He sent the letter with Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. The letter stated:

The letter was sent by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, saying,

The letter was sent by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, saying,

by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah,( whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), saying,

The letter was sent by Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah whom Zedekiah king of Judah had sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. The letter stated:

By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah,( whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,

He sent it with Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah. King Zedekiah of Judah had sent these men to Babylon to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. The letter said:

by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah,( whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon). It said:

Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the court secretary,“ I have found the Book of the Law in the Lord’s Temple!” Then Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan, and he read it.

Shallum was the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.

Then he gave these orders to Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Acbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the court secretary, and Asaiah the king’s personal adviser:

Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan stood up for Jeremiah and persuaded the court not to turn him over to the mob to be killed.

Seventy leaders of Israel were standing there with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan in the center. Each of them held an incense burner, from which a cloud of incense rose above their heads.

sent messengers to bring Jeremiah out of the prison. They put him under the care of Gedaliah son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, who took him back to his home. So Jeremiah stayed in Judah among his own people.

Even when Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah begged the king not to burn the scroll, he wouldn’t listen.

Then he gave these orders to Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Acbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the court secretary, and Asaiah the king’s personal adviser: