I will bring upon that land all the words that I have uttered against it, everything written in this book, which Jeremiah prophesied against all the nations.

“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you.

Message to Baruch

The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he wrote these words in a book at the dictation of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:

Jeremiah wrote in a book all the disaster that should come upon Babylon, all these words that are written concerning Babylon.

When you finish reading this book, tie a stone to it and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates,