words: i.e. prophecies, as in Jeremiah 25:1; Jeremiah 26:1; Jeremiah 27:1; Jeremiah 30:1, &c.
letter. writing.
residue of the elders. Compare Ezekiel 8:1; Ezekiel 14:1; Ezekiel 20:1.
the prophets: i.e. Ezekiel (Jeremiah 1:1); Daniel (Jeremiah 1:6).
Nebuchadnezzar. Same spelling as throughout Jeremiah 2. and Jeremiah 29:3 here. Not the same as in Jeremiah 29:21.