Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): The Letter of Jeremiah , also known as the Epistle of Jeremiah , is a deuterocanonical book of the Old Testament ; this letter purports to have been written by Jeremiah to the Jews who were about to be carried away as captives to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar .
Output (English): The letter is believed to have been made by Jeremiah to the people who were to be taken prisoner into Babylon .