Jeremiah 51:61-63

New International Version

⁶¹He said to Seraiah, “When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud. ⁶²Then say, ‘Lord, you have said you will destroy this place, so that neither people nor animals will live in it; it will be desolate^(A) forever.’ ⁶³When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the Euphrates.^(B)

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Jeremiah 51:61-63

New King James Version

⁶¹And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you arrive in Babylon and see it, and read all these words, ⁶²then you shall say, ‘O Lord, You have spoken against this place to cut it off, so that ^(A)none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but it shall be desolate forever.’ ⁶³Now it shall be, when you have finished reading this book, ^(B)that you shall tie a stone to it and throw it out into the Euphrates.

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Jeremiah 51:61-63

New American Standard Bible

⁶¹Then Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “As soon as you come to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud, ⁶²and say, ‘You, Lord, have ^[a]promised concerning this place to ^(A)cut it off, so that there will be ^(B)nothing living in it, ^[b]whether man or animal; but it will be a permanent desolation.’ ⁶³And as soon as you finish reading this ^[c]scroll, you shall tie a stone to it and ^(C)throw it into the middle of the Euphrates,