^63 (A)Seraiah, when you finish reading this book to the people, then tie it to a rock and throw it into the Euphrates River ⁶⁴ and say, ‘This is what will happen to Babylonia—it will sink and never rise again because of the destruction that the Lord is going to bring on it.’”^[a]

The words of Jeremiah end here.

^21 (A)Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “This is how the great city Babylon will be violently thrown down and will never be seen again.

^21 (A)I will make you a terrifying example, and that will be the end of you. People may look for you, but you will never be found.” The Sovereign Lord has spoken.