²³ “‘The priest is to write these curses on a scroll^(A) and then wash them off into the bitter water.

¹² And I saw the dead, great and small,^(A) standing before the throne, and books were opened.^(B) Another book was opened, which is the book of life.^(C) The dead were judged^(D) according to what they had done^(E) as recorded in the books.

²¹ I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand.^(A)

²² If anyone does not love the Lord,^(B) let that person be cursed!^(C) Come, Lord^[a]!^(D)

¹⁹ Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out,^(A) that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,

⁶⁰ Jeremiah had written on a scroll^(A) about all the disasters that would come upon Babylon—all that had been recorded concerning Babylon. ⁶¹ He said to Seraiah, “When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud. ⁶² Then say, ‘Lord, you have said you will destroy this place, so that neither people nor animals will live in it; it will be desolate^(B) forever.’ ⁶³ When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the Euphrates.^{(C) 64} Then say, ‘So will Babylon sink to rise no more^(D) because of the disaster I will bring on her. And her people^(E) will fall.’”^(F)

The words of Jeremiah end^(G) here.

Psalm 51^[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.^(A)