KJV : For therefore he sent <07971> (8804) unto us [in] Babylon <0894>, saying <0559> (8800), This <01931> [captivity is] long <0752>: build <01129> (8798) ye houses <01004>, and dwell <03427> (8798) [in them]; and plant <05193> (8798) gardens <01593>, and eat <0398> (8798) the fruit <06529> of them.NASB : NASB# : "For he has sent<7971> to us in Babylon<894>, saying<559>, '<I>The exile</I> will be long<752>; build<1129> houses<1004> and live<3427> <I>in them</I> and plant<5193> gardens<1593> and eat<398> their produce<6529>.'"'"