Jeremiah 51:59-64
New English Translation
59 This is the order Jeremiah the prophet gave to Seraiah son of Neriah, son of Mahseiah, when he went to King Zedekiah of Judah in Babylon during the fourth year of his reign.[a] (Seraiah was a quartermaster.)[b] 60 Jeremiah recorded[c] on one scroll all the judgments[d] that would come upon Babylon—all these prophecies[e] written about Babylon. 61 Then Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you arrive in Babylon, make sure[f] you read aloud all these prophecies.[g] 62 Then say, ‘O Lord, you have announced that you will destroy this place so that no people or animals live in it any longer. Certainly it will lie desolate forever!’ 63 When you finish reading this scroll aloud, tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates River.[h] 64 Then say, ‘In the same way Babylon will sink and never rise again because of the disaster I am ready to bring upon her; they will grow faint.’”
The prophecies of Jeremiah end here.[i]
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- Jeremiah 51:59 sn This would be 582 b.c.
- Jeremiah 51:59 tn Heb “an officer of rest.”
- Jeremiah 51:60 tn Or “wrote.”
- Jeremiah 51:60 tn Or “disaster”; or “calamity.”
- Jeremiah 51:60 tn Heb “words” (or “things”).
- Jeremiah 51:61 tn Heb “see [that].”
- Jeremiah 51:61 tn Heb “words” (or “things”).
- Jeremiah 51:63 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text but has been supplied for clarity.
- Jeremiah 51:64 sn The final chapter of the book of Jeremiah does not mention Jeremiah or record any of his prophecies.
Jeremiah 51:59-64
Legacy Standard Bible
59 The [a]message which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of (A)Neriah, the grandson of Mahseiah, when he went with (B)Zedekiah the king of Judah to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. (Now Seraiah was quartermaster.) 60 So Jeremiah (C)wrote in a single [b]scroll all the calamity which would come upon Babylon, that is, all these words which have been written concerning Babylon. 61 Then Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “As soon as you come to Babylon, then see that you read all these words aloud, 62 and then you will say, ‘You, O Yahweh, have [c]promised concerning this place to (D)cut it off, so that there will be (E)nothing inhabiting it, [d]whether man or beast, but it will be a perpetual desolation.’ 63 And as soon as you finish reading this [e]scroll, you will tie a stone to it and (F)throw it into the middle of the Euphrates, 64 and then you will say, ‘Just so shall Babylon sink down and (G)not rise again because of the calamity that I am going to bring upon her; and they will become (H)utterly weary.’” (I)Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
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- Jeremiah 51:59 Lit word
- Jeremiah 51:60 Or book
- Jeremiah 51:62 Lit spoken
- Jeremiah 51:62 Lit from man even to beast
- Jeremiah 51:63 Or book
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